@article{ref1,
title="Commending rather than condemning: moral elevation and stigma for male veterans with military sexual trauma",
journal="BMC psychology",
year="2022",
author="Staley, Gracie and Zaidan, Ana Clara Vieira and Henley, Katrina and Childers, Lucas G. and Daniel, Ray and Lauderdale, Sean A. and McGuire, Adam P.",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="e292-e292",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Using an experimental study, we examined the link between state moral elevation and stigmatic beliefs surrounding male veterans with military sexual trauma (MST). <br><br>METHODS: Undergraduate students were presented with a video or written narrative of a male veteran self-disclosing how they struggled with and overcame MST (n = 292). Participants completed measures regarding trait and demographic characteristics at baseline, then measures immediately after the disclosure stimulus to assess immediate elevation and stigma-related reactions. <br><br>RESULTS: Results suggest state-level elevation in response to a veteran self-disclosing their experience with MST was negatively correlated with harmful stigmatic beliefs about MST. A greater predisposition to experience elevation and PTSD symptoms were linked with stronger elevation responses to the stimulus. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings support the need for further exploration of elevation and its potential to impact public stigma for male veterans with MST.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2050-7283",
doi="10.1186/s40359-022-01002-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-01002-4"
}