عنوان

Generational Differences in Moral Injury: Comparing Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

شماره

TL57809

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Generational Differences in Moral Injury: Comparing Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Walsh, Jessica

نام ساير پديدآوران

Brown, Lisa

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Palo Alto University

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2019

متن يادداشت

94 p.

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

Palo Alto University

امتياز متن

2019

متن يادداشت

For time immemorial, service members have faced ethical quandaries on the battlefield; however, stark sociopolitical differences exist between the Vietnam War and our current Global War on Terror. Linked with shame, anger, guilt, demoralization, self-loathing, self-handicapping behaviors, poor self-care, and withdrawal, the repercussions of moral injury are manifold. The psychological impact of these combat-related transgressions, while increasingly discussed, is seldom investigated empirically. While few studies still have examined generational differences between service eras, to date, no studies have investigated generational differences in moral injury. To address this gap, this study evaluated the relationship between service era (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom versus Vietnam) and moral injury (specifically perceived betrayal by others, transgressions committed by others, and transgressions committed by the self), exposure to post-battle experiences, exposure to killing experiences, and killing cognitions (specifically the subdomains of shame, self-blame, and sense of contamination and self-loathing). Participants were 147 Veterans (Vietnam Veterans, N = 79; OEF/OIF Veterans, N = 68) recruited from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center who had witnessed or participated in firefights, ambushes or other incidents, and killed while deployed. The present study found preliminary evidence that contrary to expectations, Veterans were equally affected by moral injury across service eras, despite significant differences in amount of killing and exposure to death. In particular, compared to OEF/OIF Veterans, Vietnam Veterans reported higher frequencies of seeing the bodies of dead enemy soldiers and dead Americans or allies; they also reported a greater frequency of killing experiences. These initial findings suggest that the transgression of killing may carry universal moral gravitas that transcends serve-era, and that moral injury can develop separate from degree and frequency of exposure. Given the rapidly growing aging population as well as the higher rates of returning Veterans from OEF/OIF, the VA would be well served by continued research on generational differences in respect to moral injury. Recommendations for future research and study limitations are discussed.

اصطلاح موضوعی

Psychology

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Walsh, Jessica

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Brown, Lisa

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

Palo Alto University

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y