Resilience to Hazardous Drinking Among Never‐Deployed Male United States Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers

Hoopsick, Rachel A.; Homish, D. Lynn; Vest, Bonnie M.; Bartone, Paul T.; Homish, Gregory G.

doi:10.1111/acer.14561

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“…Age (Homish & Leonard, 2008;Hoopsick, Homish, Vest, et al, 2018;Hoopsick, Homish, Vest, et al, 2021), military social network friends were identified as those currently serving in any branch of the military and who the participant defined as someone who provided them with emotional support, someone with whom they socialized regularly, someone who helped them with practical or financial problems, and/or someone who was important to them. The number of military friends in the social network was included as a time-varying covariate in adjusted models.…”

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“…Among USAR/NG soldiers who were deployed, greater perceived social support from their military unit members during the deployment period was associated with a lower likelihood of post‐deployment drug use (Hoopsick, Benson, et al., 2019). Social support from one's unit has also been associated with less mental health symptomatology among both previously‐deployed and never‐deployed USAR/NG (Hoopsick, Homish, Collins, et al., 2021). Thus, the loss of connectedness and camaraderie experienced through negative emotions related to non‐deployment might also act as an ecological stressor to affect never‐deployed soldiers' propensity for substance use.…”

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Drug use over time among never‐deployed US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers: The longitudinal effects of non‐deployment emotions and sex

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Some US military service members who have never been deployed experience negative emotions related to never having been deployed, and some work shows these non‐deployment emotions (NDE) are cross‐sectionally associated with hazardous drinking for male, but not female, US Army Reserve/National Guard (USAR/NG) soldiers. However, it is not known if these effects extend to drug use or persist longitudinally, which is the focus of the current study. We conducted a longitudinal residual change analysis of a subset of data (N = 182 never‐deployed soldiers) from Operation: SAFETY, an ongoing survey‐based study of USAR/NG soldiers recruited from units across New York State. Outcome measures included current tobacco use, non‐medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD), current cannabis use, and other current illicit drug use (excluding cannabis) at four time points over a 3‐year period. Results from bootstrapped residual change generalized estimating equation (GEE) models show that more negative NDE were longitudinally associated with a greater likelihood of current NMUPD among male, but not female, soldiers (p < 0.05). NDE were not longitudinally associated with current tobacco use, cannabis use, or other illicit drug use among male or female soldiers (ps > 0.05). NDE may contribute to ongoing NMUPD among male USAR/NG soldiers who have never been deployed. Never‐deployed soldiers, especially those with negative emotions related to never having been deployed, should not be overlooked in military screening and intervention efforts.

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Drug use over time among never‐deployed US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers: The longitudinal effects of non‐deployment emotions and sex

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“…22 Estimates of the prevalence of mTBI among returning service members range from 15.2% to 22.8%, affecting as many as 320,000 troops. Despite their frequency, the acute and long-term effects of mTBI have been a relatively unexplored area of medical inquiry until very recently (Hoopsick, 2021). Of these, communication disorders affect an estimated 5-10% of the general population, estimates which include voice and speech disorders (3%), and language disorders (7%) (Zelkwotich, 2022)…”

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Impact of Traumatic Disorder on Families of United Nation Soldiers Deployed on Peace Keeping Missions

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2023

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Purpose: The study sought to investigate the use of impact of traumatic disorder on families of United Nation soldiers deployed on peace keeping missions. Materials and Methods: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library. Findings: The findings show that wives of military personnel on peacekeeping mission are beleaguered by a number of psychosocial problems among which are loneliness, fear that the husbands might lose their lives during the mission, children missing their fathers and lack of guidance and counseling on how coping could be achieved. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The quantity of life theory was very instrumental in this study, future studies anchored on different context could benefit from the theory. The study recommended that, there is need to pay increased attention to military families affected by combat deployment to the current conflicts. Transitions such as those engendered by the deployment cycle offer prime opportunities to strengthen already present skills and introduce new strategies. Policy maker’s needs to provide a framework for understanding and supporting military families affected by deployment, and adapt, a new implementation of family care being developed specifically for military families that empowers parents to be their children’s best teachers.

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“…Efforts to mitigate sleep difficulties and address high operational demands among military populations often result in increased caffeine/energy drink consumption [8], reported by one in six soldiers [9]. Similarly, problematic alcohol use has been identified in 16.5% of state NG soldiers [10], with a higher likelihood of alcohol problems identified among Army Reserve and National Guard (R/NG) soldiers as compared with those who are on active duty [11,12].…”

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COVID-19 Pandemic Responses among National Guard Service Members: Stressors, Coping Strategies, Sleep Difficulties and Substance Use

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Morganstein

Fullerton

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The National Guard (NG) served as a critical component of the US COVID-19 response while concurrently managing personal COVID-19 responses. Understanding pandemic-related concerns, sleep difficulties, increased substance use, and stress management strategies can promote readiness for subsequent disasters. We surveyed 3221 NG service members (75% Army; 79% enlisted; 52% 30–49 years; 81% male) during COVID-19 (August-November 2020). Almost half were activated in response to COVID-19 (mean = 18.6 weeks) and completed the survey 2–3 months post-activation. Service members indicated great concern about family health (39%), the indefinite nature of the pandemic (35%), and their financial situation (23%). Over one-third reported changes in usual sleep amount, 33% described poor sleep quality, and 21% had trouble falling/staying asleep. Increased substance use was reported by 30%, including increased alcohol (13.5%), tobacco (9%), and caffeine/energy drinks (20.1%) consumption. Chi-square analyses and analyses of variance found those who activated reported more increased tobacco and caffeine/energy drink use versus non-activated, with no sleep difficulties nor alcohol use differences. Helpful stress management strategies included spending time outdoors (53%), exercising (48%), talking to family/friends (38%), and having a daily routine (38%). Specific health-, financial-, and job-related stressors were associated with COVID-19. Incorporating stress management in planning/preventive efforts promotes resilience during disasters.

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Resilience to Hazardous Drinking Among Never‐Deployed Male United States Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers

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Drug use over time among never‐deployed US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers: The longitudinal effects of non‐deployment emotions and sex

Drug use over time among never‐deployed US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers: The longitudinal effects of non‐deployment emotions and sex

Impact of Traumatic Disorder on Families of United Nation Soldiers Deployed on Peace Keeping Missions

COVID-19 Pandemic Responses among National Guard Service Members: Stressors, Coping Strategies, Sleep Difficulties and Substance Use

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