The Relationship Between Pre-Deployment Experiences of Interpersonal Violence and  Moral Injury: The Moderating Role of Social Support

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dc.contributor.authorChavez, Megan Roseen
dc.contributor.committeechairFalconier, Marianaen
dc.contributor.committeememberCunanan-Petty, Elnora Danaoen
dc.contributor.committeememberAnestis, Michael D.en
dc.contributor.departmentAdult Learning and Human Resource Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-09T09:00:26Zen
dc.date.available2019-02-09T09:00:26Zen
dc.date.issued2019-02-08en
dc.description.abstractInitial research on moral injury has shown the construct to be associated with many negative mental health outcomes such as depression, suicidal ideation, reduced sense of belonging, anxiety, anger, and spiritual distress. In addition, moral injury among service members has also been shown to be related to experiences of interpersonal violence occurring pre-deployment. Given that social support has consistently been found to play a key role in moderating the relationship between experiences of interpersonal violence and stress and trauma related symptoms and disorders, this study will be the first to explore the relationship between experiences of interpersonal violence and moral injury, and the moderating role of social support. This study will use stepwise regression analysis to examine secondary data collected from 935 U.S. military personnel primarily from the Army National Guard.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralResearch has found that bearing witness to or engaging in an act that goes against an individual’s own moral beliefs can lead to many negative mental health outcomes such as depression, suicidal ideation, reduced sense of belonging, anxiety, anger, and spiritual distress. Researchers and clinicians have developed the term moral injury to describe the moral distress and individual may experience after they are exposed to a morally injurious event. Moral injury among service members has also been shown to be related to traumatic experiences involving intentional harm of one individual by another, also known as interpersonal violence. Given that social support has consistently been found to play a key role in decreasing the relationship between experiences of interpersonal violence and stress and trauma related symptoms and disorders, this study will be the first to explore the relationship between experiences of interpersonal violence and moral injury, and the diminishing role of social support.en
dc.description.degreeMSen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:18897en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/87562en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectmoral injuryen
dc.subjectinterpersonal violenceen
dc.subjectsocial supporten
dc.subjectmilitary personnelen
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Pre-Deployment Experiences of Interpersonal Violence and  Moral Injury: The Moderating Role of Social Supporten
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMSen

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