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| Assessing late-onset stress symptomatology among aging male combat veterans | | Author(s) | Lynda A King, Daniel W King, Kristin Vickers |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 2, March 2007 |
| Pages | pp 175-191 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Armed Forces ; War ; Stress ; Evaluation ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Late-onset stress symptomatology (LOSS) is a phenomenon observed in ageing combat veterans who were exposed to highly stressful combat events in their early adult years and have functioned successfully during midlife with no history of chronic stress-related disorders, but begin to register increased combat-related thoughts, feelings and reminiscences commensurate with the changes and challenges of ageing. This study's aim was to develop a measure of LOSS with older male combat veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. A 44-item LOSS scale was developed that demonstrate a high degree of internal consistency and reliability. Scores were stable over brief intervals but were sensitive to developmental change over an extended period. Factor analysis suggested a single LOSS factor. Bivariate associations between LOSS score and other variables (e.g. indicators of contemporary life stressors, resilience, quality of life) were consistent with hypotheses, and there was support for the incremental validity of LOSS vis-à-vis post-traumatic stress symptoms and symptoms of general distress. Discussion of the potential uses of the scale, future directions for psychometric research, and suggestions for generalising the LOSS construct for other trauma populations are provided. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070514215 A |
| Classmark | VMM: VMC: QNH: 4C: 49: 7T |
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