Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics
From: The impact of moral injury on the wellbeing of UK military veterans
Moral injury | Trauma | Mixed | No event | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 66 | 57 | 31 | 50 | |
Age, M (SD) | 50.0 (10.3) | 50.4 (11.4) | 51.3 (10.4) | 52.1 (12.9) | 0.36 |
Male, n(%) | 58 (87.8) | 51 (92.7) | 27 (90.0) | 41 (82.0) | 0.39 |
Marital status, n(%) | 0.41 | ||||
Single, never married | 5 (7.6) | 3 (5.3) | 4 (12.9) | 8 (16.0) | |
In a relationship | 50 (75.7) | 42 (73.7) | 21 (67.7) | 37 (74.0) | |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 11 (16.7) | 12 (21.1) | 6 (19.4) | 5 (10.0) | |
Education attainment, n(%) | 0.38 | ||||
School until ≤ 18 years | 15 (23.1) | 16 (28.1) | 8 (25.8) | 15 (30.0) | |
Further education | 21 (32.3) | 12 (21.1) | 8 (25.8) | 12 (24.0) | |
Higher education BSc | 14 (21.5) | 23 (40.4) | 11 (35.5) | 13 (26.0) | |
Masters/Doctoral degree | 15 (23.1) | 6 (10.5) | 4 (12.9) | 10 (20.0) | |
Suicidal ideation caseness | 37 (56.1) | 36 (63.2) | 20 (64.5) | 16 (32.0) | 0.004 |
Met case criteria, n(%) | |||||
PTSD | 36 (54.6) | 38 (66.7) | 19 (61.3) | 12 (24.0) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol misuse | 19 (28.8) | 14 (24.6) | 7 (22.6) | 9 (18.0) | 0.60 |
Depression | 21 (31.8) | 28 (49.1) | 15 (48.4) | 11 (22.0) | 0.01 |
Anxiety | 34 (51.5) | 36 (63.2) | 20 (64.5) | 11 (22.0) | < 0.001 |
CMD | 43 (65.2) | 41 (71.9) | 22 (71.0) | 14 (28.0) | < 0.001 |