@article{ref1,
title="Deployment experiences and suicidal behaviors related to interpersonal violence perpetration among Army National Guard soldiers",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2020",
author="Griffith, James and Bryan, Craig J.",
volume="35",
number="6",
pages="841-860",
abstract="An issue of major policy interest in the U.S. military has been interpersonal violence (IPV), especially relative to the frequent and lengthy deployments of U.S. service members to Iraq and Afghanistan. Lacking, however, are estimates of  perpetrators of IPV, in particular, for reservists who have been 30% of the ground  combat force. In the present study, Army National Guard soldiers (N = 4,567 in 50  company-sized units) responded to questions about deployment and combat, IPV, and  suicidal behaviors. Over a tenth (12.2%) of the soldiers reported having done any  aggressive behaviors toward significant others or children during postdeployment. More lengthy and repeated deployments were associated with perpetration of IPV. Having killed or wounded someone and having experienced some form of combat trauma  were much more strongly associated with IPV perpetration. Suicidal behaviors were  associated with having committed IPV, with the greatest risk associated with suicide  attempts. <br><br>FINDINGS are discussed in terms of underlying mechanisms of both IPV  perpetration and suicidal behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/VV-D-18-00174",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-18-00174"
}