Objective: This study examined whether exposure to morally injurious experiences (MIEs) contribute to mental health problems among returning Veterans via meaning made of possible traumas.
Method: A total of 131 Iraq and/or Afghanistan Veterans completed assessments of exposure to
possible warzone traumas, meaning made of a salient stressor from their lives, and mental health
symptomatology (e.g., posttraumatic stress, depression, suicidality). Results: Structural equation
modeling findings revealed that MIEs were indirectly linked with mental health outcomes via the extent
to which Veterans were able to make meaning of their identified stressors. However, we also found that
the direct path from MIEs to mental health problems was statistically significant. Conclusion: These
findings provide preliminary evidence that difficulties with meaning making could serve as a mediating
pathway for how MIEs increase the risk for adjustment problems after warzone service, but that other
factors associated with moral injury also have a bearing on psychological functioning among Veterans.
Objective: This study examined whether exposure to morally injurious experiences (MIEs) contribute to mental health problems among returning Veterans via meaning made of possible traumas.
Method: A total of 131 Iraq and/or Afghanistan Veterans completed assessments of exposure to
possible warzone traumas, meaning made of a salient stressor from their lives, and mental health
symptomatology (e.g., posttraumatic stress, depression, suicidality). Results: Structural equation
modeling findings revealed that MIEs were indirectly linked with mental health outcomes via the extent
to which Veterans were able to make meaning of their identified stressors. However, we also found that
the direct path from MIEs to mental health problems was statistically significant. Conclusion: These
findings provide preliminary evidence that difficulties with meaning making could serve as a mediating
pathway for how MIEs increase the risk for adjustment problems after warzone service, but that other
factors associated with moral injury also have a bearing on psychological functioning among Veterans.
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