%0 Journal Article
%T Investigating the effects of suicide exposure among a clinical sample of active duty service members
%J Journal of Traumatic Stress
%D 2023
%A Schmied, Emily A.
%A Jun, Hee-Jin
%A Glassman, Lisa H.
%A Pippard, Nicole
%A Walter, Kristen H.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X Suicide exposure warrants further investigation as a risk factor for suicide among military service members. This study aimed to examine associations among suicide exposure, suicidal ideation (SI), and psychological symptoms in a clinical sample of service members (N = 1,565, 64.4% suicide-exposed) and identify how one's relationship with the deceased impacts suicidality and psychological health in exposed individuals. A secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data was conducted. Generalized linear regression analyses were used to identify associations between suicide exposure and both current SI and psychological symptoms among all participants; the associations between suicide exposure characteristics and psychological symptoms were only examined among exposed individuals. Exposure was not significantly associated with higher SI, β =.007, SE =.16, p =.965, but was associated with PTSD, β = 1.60, SE = 0.49, p =.001; anxiety, β =.68, SE =.31, p =.031; and insomnia symptoms, β =.98, SE =.25, p <.001. Among participants who had been exposed, high/long impact of exposure was positively associated with SI, β = 0.94, SE =.26, p <.001, and psychological symptoms, PTSD: β = 2.32, SE =.77, p =.002; anxiety: β = 1.39, SE =.50, p =.005; insomnia: β =.96, SE =.39, p =.015. <br><br>RESULTS illustrate the significant issue of suicide exposure within the military and show consideration of suicide exposure as a potential risk factor for adverse psychological outcomes is warranted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0894-9867
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22909