Table 1
Sample Demographics.
| POST-9/11 COMBAT VETERANS (N = 173) | |
|---|---|
| Age (Years) | |
| Mean | 36.65 |
| Median | 35.00 |
| SD | 7.38 |
| Range | 37.0 |
| Time in service (years) | |
| Mean | 8.48 |
| Median | 7.00 |
| SD | 5.99 |
| Range | 35.5 |
| Military branch n(%) | |
| Air Force | 16(9.2%) |
| Army | 89(51.5%) |
| Navy | 16(9.2%) |
| Marine Corps | 48(27.8%) |
| Coast Guard | 1(0.6%) |
| Multiple branches | 3(1.7%) |
| Service status n(%) | |
| Active | 11(6.5%) |
| Discharged | 123(71.1%) |
| Reserve | 9(5.2%) |
| Retired | 30(17.2%) |
| Number of deployments n(%) | |
| One | 88(50.9%) |
| Two | 52(30.1%) |
| Three | 23(13.2%) |
| Four | 4(2.3%) |
| Five | 6(3.5%) |
| Gender n(%) | |
| Women | 19(11.0%) |
| Men | 154(89.0%) |
| Ethnicity n(%) | |
| African American/Black | 22(12.7%) |
| Asian American | 2(1.2%) |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 1(0.6%) |
| Latino(a)/Hispanic | 29(16.8%) |
| Multiple Ethnicities | 5(2.9%) |
| Other | 1(0.6%) |
| White | 113(65.2%) |
Table 2
Post 9/11 Combat Veterans (n = 173) correlations.
| SBQ-R | GAD-7 | PCL-5 | AFFECTIVE | SOMATIC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBQ-R | 1 | .38*** | .42*** | .44*** | .31*** |
| GAD-7 | 1 | .71*** | .73*** | .79*** | |
| PCL-5 | 1 | .69*** | .73*** | ||
| Affective | 1 | .77*** | |||
| Somatic | 1 |
[i] Note. SBQ-R = Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7; PCL-5 = PTSD Checklist-5; Affective Depression = Patient Health Questionaire-8 questions 1 [anhedonia], 2 [depressed mood], 6 [feelings of worthlessness]; Somatic Depression (PHQ-8 questions 3 [sleep difficulties], 4 [fatigue], 5 [appetite changes], 7 [concentration difficulties], 8 [psychmotor agitation]). *** < .001, ** < .01, * < .05 (two tailed).
Figure 1
Post-9/11 combat veteran (n = 173) simple mediation model.
Note. PTSD (PCL-5) = the independent variable (X); Suicidality (SBQ-R) = the dependent variable (Y); Affective Depression (PHQ-8 questions 1 [anhedonia], 2 [depressed mood], 6 [feelings of worthlessness] = the mediator (M) on panel A; Somatic Depression (PHQ-8 questions 3 [sleep difficulties], 4 [fatigue], 5 [appetite changes], 7 [concentration difficulties], 8 [psychmotor agitation]) = the mediator (M) on panel B; Path c = the total effect of X on Y; path c’ = the direct effect of X on Y; Path a + Path b = the indirect effect of X on Y through M.