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Commending rather than condemning: Moral elevation and stigma for male veterans with military sexual trauma

Background: Using an experimental study, we examined the link between state moral elevation and stigmatic beliefs surrounding male veterans with military sexual trauma (MST). Methods: Undergraduate students were presented with a video or written …

Dispositional gratitude predicts the development of psychopathology and suicidal behaviors: Results from a 7-year population-based study of U.S. military veterans

Background Dispositional gratitude has been implicated as a psychological characteristic that may modulate risk for mental health outcomes. Using a population-based sample of U.S. military veterans, this study evaluated the association between …

Changes in trauma-related cognitions and emotions after eliciting moral elevation: Examining the effects of viewing others' virtuous behavior on veterans with PTSD

Moral elevation is described as feeling inspired after witnessing someone perform a virtuous act. Past work suggests the features of moral elevation may be contrary to PTSD, yet few studies have directly tested its impact on relevant symptoms. This …

Development and validation of the State Moral Elevation Scale: Assessing state-level elevation across nonclinical and clinical samples

Research on moral elevation has steadily increased and identified several psychosocial benefits that bear relevance to both the general population and people with psychological distress. However, elevation measurement is inconsistent, and few …

Resilience predicts posttraumatic cognitions after a trauma reminder task and subsequent positive emotion induction among veterans with PTSD

[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 14(S1) of Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy (see record 2022-45004-002). In the article (https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001143), the Supplemental materials …

Dispositional gratitude and mental health in the U.S. veteran population: Results from the National Health and Resilience Veterans Study

Dispositional gratitude may be linked to positive mental health outcomes, yet population-based data on this association are lacking. Military veterans are an ideal population in which to examine this question given high rates of psychiatric …

Examining the link between intolerance of uncertainty and positive and negative urgency in veterans with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) are highly comorbid among the veteran population. Impulsivity, particularly negative and positive urgency, are prevalent within this dual-diagnosis population and associated with …

Inducing moral elevation in veterans with PTSD: An experimental investigation using a mixed methods approach

Findings indicate it is possible to induce elevation in veterans with significant PTSD symptoms. Additionally, qualitative results highlight specific benefits of elevation and potential targets for treatment integration and future exploration.

Social interaction within a trauma-exposed population during the early phase of COVID-19 (in press)

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to significant stressors and shifts in social life, yet social interactions experienced by people with trauma exposure during the COVID pandemic is largely unknown. This study assessed frequency of …

Direct and indirect effects of trait and state gratitude on health-related quality of life in a prospective design

Gratitude has been consistently linked to well-being, but its influence on health-related functioning is not well understood. Furthermore, research suggests the need to differentiate between-person and within-person effects of personality …