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The Association Between Reintegration, Perceptions of Health and Flourishing During Transition from Military to Civilian Life Among Veterans with Invisible Injuries Cover

The Association Between Reintegration, Perceptions of Health and Flourishing During Transition from Military to Civilian Life Among Veterans with Invisible Injuries

Open Access
|Jul 2023

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Aim 2 Participant Characteristics.

Age, Mean (Min-Max, SD)36.65 (24–55, 8.6)
Gender male, female, n (%)59 (78.7%), 16 (21.3%)
Race/Ethnicity, n (%)
Black/African American10 (13.3%)
White/Caucasian64 (85.3%)
American Indian or Alaskan Native1 (1.3%)
Hispanic/Latino7 (9.3%)
Marital Status, n (%)
Married or in a domestic partnership40 (53.3%)
Living together2 (2.7%)
Divorced12 (16.0%)
Separated5 (6.7%)
Never married16 (21.3%)
Household Characteristics, n (%)
Parent or legal guardian of a child 18 years old or younger46 (61.3%)
Lives with spouse41 (54.7%)
Lives with children44 (58.7%)
Lives with parents4 (5.3%)
Lives with other family members11 (14.7%)
Lives alone14 (18.7%)
Served in combat zone regardless of combat activity, n (%)70 (93.3%)
Number of total deployments, n (%)
One28 (37.3%)
Two or Three27 (36.0%)
Four or more17 (22.7.3%)
Length of longest deployment in months, Mean (Range, SD)9.72 (4-15, 3.4)
Length of service, Mean (Min-Max, SD)13.43 (3-30, 7.83)
Length of time since separated, Mean29.5m, 2.45y
Financial, n (%)
Comfortable46 (61.3%)
Just enough to make ends meet22 (29.3%)
Not enough to make ends meet6 (8.0%)
Prefer to not say1 (1.3%)
Dual User32 (42.7%)
VA service-connected disability68 (90.7%)
Table 2

Summary Results from General Linear Models Predicting Individual and Interpersonal Outcomes From Reintegration Measures.

VARIABLEPHQ-15PCSMCSSECURE FLOURISHINGMSPSS
PARM ESTSTD ERRPARM ESTSTD ERRPARM ESTSTD ERRPARM ESTSTD ERRPARM ESTSTD ERR
Intercept9.278.37–17.9221.8663.8121.02**4.662.21*4.902.20*
PCL-50.100.04**0.340.10***–0.280.09**0.010.010.0050.01
TBI (Yes)0.611.03–8.932.74**5.672.64*0.390.270.240.28
M2C-Q1.250.99–3.182.64–5.552.54*–1.400.26***–0.690.27*
CRISCAT: Participation–0.130.080.170.210.110.200.050.02*–0.040.02
CRISCAT: Limitation0.050.151.310.40**–0.640.38–0.030.040.020.04
CRISCAT: Satisfaction-0.0030.15–0.100.400.330.390.060.040.040.04
R20.430.370.440.670.19

[i] Note: * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001; MPSS: Multidimensional Scale of Social Support; MCS: Mental Health Component (VR-12); PCS: Physical Health Component (VR-12); PHQ-15: PHQ-15: Patient Health Questionnaire-15; PCL-5: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for the DSM-5; n = 71 for PCL-5, PHQ515, n = 68 for VR, n = 67 for MSPSS, TBI: traumatic brain injury.

Language: English
Page range: 224 - 234
Submitted on: Feb 9, 2023
Accepted on: May 2, 2023
Published on: Jul 5, 2023
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2023 Nicholas Rattray, Mindy Flanagan, Michelle Salyers, Diana Natividad, Ai-Nghia Do, Richard Frankel, Katrina Spontak, Marina Kukla, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
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