TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Moral injury and social well-being: a growth curve analysis
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Chesnut, Ryan P.
A1  - Richardson, Cameron B.
A1  - Morgan, Nicole R.
A1  - Bleser, Julia A.
A1  - Perkins, Daniel F.
A1  - Vogt, Dawne
A1  - Copeland, Laurel A.
A1  - Finley, Erin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Moral injury (MI) may occur in the context of committing transgressions (i.e., self-directed MI reactions), witnessing transgressions, or being the victims of others' transgressions (i.e., other-directed MI reactions) that violate an individual's moral principles. Veterans with MI may experience impaired social well-being (SWB). Studies on MI and veterans' SWB have focused almost exclusively on social support and used cross-sectional data. The present study used growth curve analyses to examine the associations between self- and other-directed MI reactions and veterans' levels of social support, social functioning, social activities, and social satisfaction over the first 18 to 21 months of their transition to civilian life (N = 9,566). The results demonstrated declines in all SWB outcomes, with self- and other-directed MI reactions having differential effects. Higher versus lower levels of other-directed MI reactions were related to lower baseline scores on all SWB outcomes, βs = -.06 to -.20, and steeper declines over time in social functioning, β = -.09, and social satisfaction, β = -.10. Higher versus lower levels of self-directed MI reactions were related to lower baseline levels of social functioning, β = -.07, but higher baseline levels of social activity, β =.04. Higher versus lower levels of self-directed MI reactions were related to a steeper decline in social activity over time, β = -.10. These findings present a more nuanced picture than that depicted by current MI theoretical frameworks and support further research to uncover moderators of the associations between self- and other-directed MI reactions and SWB outcomes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22567
ID  - ref1
ER  -