TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Military self-stigma as a mediator of the link between military identity and suicide risk
JO  - Military psychology
A1  - Cacace, Sam
A1  - Smith, Emily J.
A1  - Cramer, Robert J.
A1  - Meca, Alan
A1  - Desmarais, Sarah L.
SP  - 237
EP  - 251
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0899-5605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2021.1994329
ID  - ref1
ER  -