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Gracie Staley, Ana Clara Vieira Zaidan, Katrina Henley, Lucas Childers, Ray Daniel, Sean Lauderdale, Adam P. McGuire
BMC Psychology, vol. 10(1), 2022, p. 292
BMC Psychology, vol. 10(1), 2022, p. 292
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Staley, G., Zaidan, A. C. V., Henley, K., Childers, L., Daniel, R., Lauderdale, S., & McGuire, A. P. (2022). Commending rather than condemning: Moral elevation and stigma for male veterans with military sexual trauma. BMC Psychology, 10(1), 292. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-01002-4
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Staley, Gracie, Ana Clara Vieira Zaidan, Katrina Henley, Lucas Childers, Ray Daniel, Sean Lauderdale, and Adam P. McGuire. “Commending Rather than Condemning: Moral Elevation and Stigma for Male Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma.” BMC Psychology 10, no. 1 (2022): 292.
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Staley, Gracie, et al. “Commending Rather than Condemning: Moral Elevation and Stigma for Male Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma.” BMC Psychology, vol. 10, no. 1, 2022, p. 292, doi:10.1186/s40359-022-01002-4.
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@article{gracie2022a,
title = {Commending rather than condemning: Moral elevation and stigma for male veterans with military sexual trauma},
year = {2022},
issue = {1},
journal = {BMC Psychology},
pages = {292},
volume = {10},
doi = {10.1186/s40359-022-01002-4},
author = {Staley, Gracie and Zaidan, Ana Clara Vieira and Henley, Katrina and Childers, Lucas and Daniel, Ray and Lauderdale, Sean and McGuire, Adam P.}
}
Abstract
Background: Using an experimental study, we examined the link between state moral elevation and stigmatic belief surrounding male veterans with military sexual trauma (MST). Methods: Undergraduate students were presented with a video or written narrative of a male veteran self-disclosing how they struggled with and overcame MST (n = 292). Participants completed measures regarding trait and demographic characteristics at baseline, then measures immediately after the disclosure stimulus to assess immediate elevation and stigma-related reactions. Results: Results suggest state-level elevation in response to a veteran self-disclosing their experience with MST was negatively correlated with harmful stigmatic beliefs about MST. A greater predisposition to experience elevation and PTSD symptoms were linked with stronger elevation responses to the stimulus. Conclusion: Findings support the need for further exploration of elevation and its potential to impact public stigma for male veterans with MST.
