Table 4

Associations between military adversity and functioning

Emotional bullyingPhysical assaultSexual harassmentSexual assault
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Alcohol misuse (AUDIT)
 Not case1.001.001.001.00
 Case1.21 (0.66 to 2.23)2.63 (0.93 to 7.45)1.39 (0.77 to 2.53)2.88 (1.22 to 6.80)*
Social support (OSS-3)
 High1.001.001.001.00
 Low2.14 (1.41 to 3.25)***1.06 (0.44 to 2.56)1.21 (0.79 to 1.86)1.29 (0.62 to 2.68)
Loneliness (R-UCLA)
 Not case1.001.001.001.00
 Case1.75 (1.17 to 2.61)**0.89 (0.37 to 2.14)1.40 (0.94 to 2.09)1.24 (0.61 to 2.51)
  • Logistics regression model adjusted for age, employment status, rank and role.

  • *P<0.05, **P<0.01, P<0.001.

  • AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; OSS-3, Oslo Social Support Scale 3; UCLA-R, Revised University of California Los Angeles (R-UCLA) Loneliness Scale.