2020
Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans
Gross GM, Colon R, Bastian LA, Hoff R. Perceived Stress Mediates the Association between Deployment Sexual Trauma and Nicotine Dependence in Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2020, 30: 214-220. PMID: 32317136, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine dependenceWomen veteransSexual traumaBaseline interview dataRates of smokingCross-sectional associationsRelated health consequencesDeleterious health outcomesPerceived stressMilitary sexual traumaRisk factorsTobacco useHayes mediation modelHealth outcomesClinical targetsHealth consequencesTraumaVeteran sampleSmokingVeteransAssociationPresent studySurvey of experiencesCivilian counterpartsSignificant mediator
2019
Meaning in life following deployment sexual trauma: Prediction of posttraumatic stress symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation
Gross GM, Laws H, Park CL, Hoff R, Hoffmire CA. Meaning in life following deployment sexual trauma: Prediction of posttraumatic stress symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation. Psychiatry Research 2019, 278: 78-85. PMID: 31158725, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderSuicidal ideationDepressive symptomsPosttraumatic stress symptomsImportant clinical factorsBaseline interview dataCross-sectional associationsDeleterious mental health outcomesSexual traumaStress symptomsMental health outcomesMental health consequencesClinical factorsHayes mediation modelHealth outcomesSymptomsHealth consequencesProtective factorsStress disorderPoints of interventionTraumaVeteran sampleSI severityCombat traumaDecreased sense