The relation between self-concealment and self-reported mental health symptoms in a sample of Canadian Armed Forces personnel
APA Citation:
D’Agata, M. T., Granek, J. A., Holden, R. R., & Nazarov, A. (2020). The relation between self-concealment and self-reported mental health symptoms in a sample of Canadian Armed Forces personnel. Military Behavioral Health, 9(2), 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2020.1838365
Focus:
Mental health
Substance use
Branch of Service:
International Military
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Subject Affiliation:
Active duty service member
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Authors:
D'Agata, Madeleine T., Granek, Joshua A., Holden, Ronald R., Nazarov, Anthony
Abstract:
The current research investigated the association between self-concealment and mental health in a sample of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel. More specifically, we examined the associations between self-concealment, a personality trait associated with one's tendency to conceal negative personal information and feelings, and one's suicide ideation, psychological distress, and hazardous and harmful alcohol use. Personnel who reported higher levels of self-concealment also reported higher levels of mental health symptoms. Furthermore, we present receiver operating characteristic curve analyses for predicting at-risk status for suicide, psychological distress, and hazardous and harmful alcohol use from self-concealment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
Taylor & Francis
Publication Type:
Article
Author Affiliation:
Defence Research and Development Canada Toronto Research Centre, MTD
Defence Research and Development Canada Toronto Research Centre, JAG
Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, RRH
Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, AN
Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, AN
MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, AN
Keywords:
mental health, self-concealment, suicide ideation, psychological distress, alcohol use, personality, stigma