2024
The mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans
Bulanchuk N, Edwards E, Pietrzak R, Tsai J. The mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans. Journal Of Community Psychology 2024, 52: 399-414. PMID: 38289875, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaAdverse childhood experiencesLifetime homelessnessSocial supportSexual traumaNationally representative sampleHistory of military sexual traumaCorrelates of homelessnessAvailability of social supportPerceived social supportInterpersonal social supportLow social supportRepresentative sampleChildhood adversityHomelessnessFemale veteransChildhood experiencesCommunity integrationMale counterpartsPath analysisVeteransUS veteransTrauma ratesNationalCorrelation analysis
2021
Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample
Edwards E, Dichiara A, Gromatsky M, Tsai J, Goodman M, Pietrzak R. Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample. Military Psychology 2021, 34: 175-186. PMID: 38536330, PMCID: PMC10013446, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1982632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder veteransYounger veteransProtective factorsPrior suicidal behaviorMental health servicesUS military veteransHistory of suicideAdverse eventsRisk factorsCriminal justice involvementProtective correlationHealth servicesSuicide attemptsSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskMilitary veteransVeteran sampleVeteransOlder cohortHomelessnessRiskCohortSocial supportAge cohortsRepresentative sampleIs there more public support for US Veterans who experience homelessness and posttraumatic stress disorder than other US adults?
Tsai J, Shen J, Southwick S, Pietrzak R. Is there more public support for US Veterans who experience homelessness and posttraumatic stress disorder than other US adults? Military Psychology 2021, 33: 15-22. PMID: 38536358, PMCID: PMC10013517, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2020.1842036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMore federal fundingPolitical identificationRepublican PartyPublic supportHomelessnessNational online surveyFederal fundingPrivate programsGreater supportPublic knowledgeBackground characteristicsAttitudesOnline surveyGreater safety concernsPositive attitudesGovernmentPartiesPolicySupportFundingProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderParticipantsVeteransKnowledge