Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Sexual revictimization among Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Schry, AR; Beckham, JC; The Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup; Calhoun, PS
Published in: Psychiatry Res
June 30, 2016

Research in both civilian and military populations has demonstrated that females who experience childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are more likely to experience sexual assault in adulthood than females who did not experience CSA. Among veteran samples, however, little research has examined previous sexual assault as a risk factor of military sexual assault and post-military sexual assault, and very little research has examined revictimization in male veterans. The purpose of this study was to examine risk of sexual revictimization in a sample of veterans who served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A sample of 3106 veterans (80.4% male) completed a measure of lifetime exposure to traumatic events, including sexual abuse and sexual assault. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine previous sexual abuse/assault as predictors of later sexual assault; analyses were conducted separately for males and females. In general, previous sexual abuse/assault was associated with later sexual assault in both male and female veterans. These findings have important assessment and treatment implications for clinicians working with veterans.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Psychiatry Res

DOI

EISSN

1872-7123

Publication Date

June 30, 2016

Volume

240

Start / End Page

406 / 411

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sex Offenses
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Schry, A. R., Beckham, J. C., The Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, & Calhoun, P. S. (2016). Sexual revictimization among Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans. Psychiatry Res, 240, 406–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.016
Schry, Amie R., Jean C. Beckham, The Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Sexual revictimization among Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.Psychiatry Res 240 (June 30, 2016): 406–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.016.
Schry AR, Beckham JC, The Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, Calhoun PS. Sexual revictimization among Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans. Psychiatry Res. 2016 Jun 30;240:406–11.
Schry, Amie R., et al. “Sexual revictimization among Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.Psychiatry Res, vol. 240, June 2016, pp. 406–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.016.
Schry AR, Beckham JC, The Va Mid-Atlantic Mirecc Workgroup, Calhoun PS. Sexual revictimization among Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans. Psychiatry Res. 2016 Jun 30;240:406–411.
Journal cover image

Published In

Psychiatry Res

DOI

EISSN

1872-7123

Publication Date

June 30, 2016

Volume

240

Start / End Page

406 / 411

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Sex Offenses
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011