@article{ref1,
title="Military self-stigma as a mediator of the link between military identity and suicide risk",
journal="Military psychology",
year="2022",
author="Cacace, Sam and Smith, Emily J. and Cramer, Robert J. and Meca, Alan and Desmarais, Sarah L.",
volume="34",
number="2",
pages="237-251",
abstract="US military Veterans are at greater risk for suicide than those who have never served in the US military. Recent federal calls include the need to investigate military-specific suicide risk and protective factors among military-affiliated populations. To date, no study has examined the link between military identity, self-stigma, and suicide risk. The current study used a nationally representative sample of post-Vietnam US military Veterans (N = 1,461) in order to determine relationships between military identity, self-stigma, and suicide risk. Idealism (OR = 0.86) with less odds of elevated suicide risk, whereas individualism (OR = 1.15) and military self-stigma (OR = 1.39) were associated with increased odds of elevated suicide risk. Military self-stigma was found to mediate the relationship between military identity components and suicide risk. Implications for conceptualization of military Veteran identity, suicide prevention, and future research are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0899-5605",
doi="10.1080/08995605.2021.1994329",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2021.1994329"
}