%0 Journal Article
%T Protective and vulnerability factors contributing to resilience in post-9/11 veterans with service-related injuries in postsecondary education
%J American journal of occupational therapy
%D 2016
%A Eakman, Aaron M.
%A Schelly, Catherine
%A Henry, Kimberly L.
%V 70
%N 1
%P 7001260010p1-7001260010p10
%X OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in psychosocial protective factors (social support, meaningful occupation, and academic self-efficacy) and health-related vulnerability factors (posttraumatic stress, depression, and somatic symptoms) contributing to resilience in post-9/11 veterans with service-related injuries and nonveterans in postsecondary education. <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional, matched-participants design using propensity score matching was used to test differences in mean levels of protective and vulnerability factors between injured veterans (n = 26) and nonveterans (n = 19); zero-order correlations explored relationships among study variables. <br><br>RESULTS: The veteran sample demonstrated lower levels of psychosocial protective factors and higher levels of health-related vulnerability factors compared with nonveterans (|0.49| to |1.56|). Psychosocial protective factors were consistently negatively associated with health-related vulnerability factors (-.27 to -.63). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Post-9/11 veterans with service-related injuries are at a substantial disadvantage in terms of resilience; lower protective factors and elevated vulnerability factors may increase their risk for poor campus integration and impede academic achievement.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I American Occupational Therapy Association
%@ 0272-9490
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2016.016519