Combat trauma refers to the psychological damage that can occur when an individual experiences or witnesses intense and prolonged physical or emotional violence during military service. This type of...
How do partners maintain sexual satisfaction when veterans experience emotional numbness or withdrawal?
When veterans experience trauma during their military service, they may develop symptoms...
How does persistent vulnerability caused by trauma influence service members' engagement in relationships?
Traumatic events can cause service members to feel persistent vulnerability, which can...
Veterans often experience difficulty in establishing strong emotional connections with their partners due to various factors related to their military service. Traumatic events can alter the way they...
Moral or ethical injuries sustained during combat can have significant impacts on an individual's relational and sexual behaviors. These injuries are often characterized by feelings of guilt, shame,...
There are several ways moral injuries can affect veterans' ability to forgive themselves and maintain ethical engagement in sexual and emotional relationships. Moral injury is defined as "a profound...
Soldiers who have been deployed to war zones can experience significant changes in their mental and emotional states that may affect their ability to form and maintain healthy romantic relationships...
How does repeated exposure to life-threatening situations affect a veteran's perception of their own worthiness of love and affection?
When a person is exposed to life-threatening situations on a...
How do sexual relationships shape social bonding, moral integrity, and psychological adaptation among deployed army couples?
The current research has focused primarily on the effects of...
Sexual relationships have been shown to play an important role in psychological adaptation during times of combat stress. According to researchers, individuals who are in committed sexual...