Citation

Norris RL, Maguen S, Litz BT, Adler AB, Britt TW. Stress Trauma Crisis 2005; 8(4): 251-265.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15434610500406376

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Using a prospective design, physical health symptoms were examined in a sample of 198 peacekeepers. At pre-deployment, general life stressors and pre-deployment stress symptoms were significant predictors of physical health symptoms. At post-deployment, physical health symptoms were predicted by pre-existing physical health symptoms and stress symptoms reported before and after the mission; mission-related stressors were not associated with physical health symptoms. In addition, stress symptoms mediated the relationship between exposure and physical symptoms. Finally, the hyperarousal symptom cluster was a better predictor of physical health complaints than the other symptom clusters. Implications and limitations are discussed.