Featured Publications
Understanding Gender Differences in Resilience Among Veterans: Trauma History and Social Ecology
Portnoy GA, Relyea MR, Decker S, Shamaskin‐Garroway A, Driscoll M, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Understanding Gender Differences in Resilience Among Veterans: Trauma History and Social Ecology. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2018, 31: 845-855. PMID: 30431668, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsTrauma typesCombat exposureResilience scoresSexual abuseSocial supportTraumatic Life Events QuestionnaireStranger violencePoor psychological outcomesLife Events QuestionnaireUnexpected traumaInterpersonal violenceGender differencesHierarchical linear regressionGreater social supportNoninterpersonal traumaPsychological resilienceInterpersonal traumaDeployment preparednessPsychological outcomesSexual traumaSocial-ecological frameworkTrauma history
2023
The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Webermann A, Relyea M, Portnoy G, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S. The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2023, 38: 9514-9535. PMID: 37005795, DOI: 10.1177/08862605231165764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaUnit supportPTSD symptomsInterpersonal supportSexual traumaPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransOperation New Dawn veteransNew Dawn veteransWomen veteransStress disorderSymptomsDisorder symptomsWomenService membersGreater PTSD symptomsVeteransTraumaPotential factorsGender differencesMediatorsLess units