Military service and sociodemographic determinants of depressive symptom trajectories

IF 3.2 2区社会学 Q1 SOCIOLOGY

Social Science Research Pub Date : 2024-08-24 DOI:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103062

Elizabeth C. Coppola , Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth , Zoe E. Taylor , Laura Schwab-Reese , Sharon L. Christ

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Abstract

Little is known about preservice depressive symptoms, their linkages to subsequent depressive symptoms, and the role of sociodemographic factors in shaping depressive symptoms of those who serve in the military. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 18,910), we modeled depressive symptom trajectories from baseline (M_age = 15.67) through midlife and compared differences in depressive symptoms between participants who did and did not enter military service. Those who served in the military went on to develop lower levels of depressive symptoms than civilians during their prime military service years, even after accounting for sociodemographic factors that shape pathways into military service. Differences in depressive symptoms by military affiliation were no longer significant by their mid-30s. Results provided a more complete account of depressive symptom patterns associated with military service by including data on individuals before and during military service.

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兵役和抑郁症状轨迹的社会人口决定因素

人们对服役前的抑郁症状、其与后续抑郁症状之间的联系以及社会人口因素在影响服兵役者抑郁症状方面的作用知之甚少。我们利用《全国青少年到成人健康纵向研究》（N = 18,910 人）的数据，模拟了从基线（Mage = 15.67）到中年的抑郁症状轨迹，并比较了服兵役和未服兵役的参与者之间抑郁症状的差异。即使考虑了影响服兵役途径的社会人口因素，服过兵役的人在服兵役黄金期的抑郁症状水平仍低于平民。到了 30 多岁时，不同军属在抑郁症状上的差异已不再显著。通过纳入服兵役前和服兵役期间的个人数据，研究结果更全面地说明了与服兵役相关的抑郁症状模式。

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Social Science Research SOCIOLOGY-

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4.30

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4.00%

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65 days

期刊介绍： Social Science Research publishes papers devoted to quantitative social science research and methodology. The journal features articles that illustrate the use of quantitative methods in the empirical solution of substantive problems, and emphasizes those concerned with issues or methods that cut across traditional disciplinary lines. Special attention is given to methods that have been used by only one particular social science discipline, but that may have application to a broader range of areas.