Citation

Cleveland SD, Branscum AJ, Bovbjerg VE, Thorburn S. J. Am. Coll. Health 2014; 63(7): 459-472.

Affiliation

a School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences , Oregon State University , Corvallis , Oregon.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2014.983925

PMID

25397862

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate if and to what extent student service members/veterans differ from civilian college students in the prevalence of self-reported symptoms of poor mental health. Participants: The Fall 2011 implementation of the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment included 27,774 respondents from 44 colleges and universities.

METHODS: Participants were matched using propensity scores and the prevalence of symptoms was compared using logistic regression and zero-inflated negative binomial regression models.

RESULTS: The odds of feeling overwhelmed in the last 12 months were significantly lower among student service members/veterans with a history of hazardous duty (OR = 0.46, adjusted p-value <0.05) compared to civlian students. Military service, with and without hazardous duty deployment, was not a significant predictor of the total number of symptoms of poor mental health.

CONCLUSIONS: Current student service members/veterans may not be disproportionately affected by poor psychological functioning.

Language: en