Investigating the prevalence and impact of Military SexualTrauma (MST) on UK women service personnel:implications for mental health, help-seeking and

调查英国女军人中军事性创伤 (MST) 的患病率和影响：对心理健康、寻求帮助和心理健康的影响

• 批准号: 2741380
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: King's College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2741380
• 关键词: Investigating; prevalence; impact; Military; SexualTrauma

Very little is known in the UK about the experiences ofwomen service personnel and veterans (those who haveleft military service) with regards to military sexual trauma(MST) (sexual harassment and/or assault that occurs inmilitary service), or sexual harassment and assault thathappens outside of the military, and the resulting impact ontheir mental health. Whilst sexual assault and harassmentcan happen to both men and women, US military researchhas found that women report this at far higher levels,experience significant barriers to seeking help and support,and have resulting long-term mental health problems suchas posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the UK, aresearch review in 2021 titled, 'We Also Served', identifiedMST as a top priority for research. Additionally, a recentparliamentary Defence Select Committee investigation in2021 tasked with examining women's experiences ofservice identified many instances of 'unacceptablebehaviours' targeted at women that ranged from a cultureof masculine banter to sexual harassment and rape.Using data and recruitment from a UK cohort study that hasassessed the health and wellbeing of UK Armed Forces whodeployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003, this projectwill use both surveys and interviews to assess the levelsand experiences of UK women service personnel andveterans that report sexual harassment and/or sexualassault. The study will examine whether these eventshappened during their military service, what the impact ison their mental health and what the risk factors are inrelation to poor mental health. The study will also discusswith women who have and have not experienced sexualharassment/assault about their perceptions andexperiences of military culture and their work environmentin-service in relation to 'unacceptable behaviours' such assexualised banter or knowledge of sexualharassment/assault. The study will further investigate anybarriers to help-seeking and will work with women, themilitary and NHS providers of treatment and supportservices to improve the design of services so they aretailored to women's needs. This project will give voice andunderstanding to a previously underserved group ofwomen, connect its findings to influence improvements inpractical policy and service design, and offer evidence thatcan be utilised in other occupational fields where womenare a minority, therefore extending impact beyond thisproject.

在英国，很少有人知道女性服务人员和退伍军人（那些已经离开军队的人）在军事性创伤（MST）（性骚扰和/或袭击发生在军队中）或性骚扰和袭击发生在军队之外的经历，以及对他们心理健康的影响。虽然性侵犯和性骚扰可能发生在男性和女性身上，但美国军事研究发现，女性报告这种情况的比例要高得多，在寻求帮助和支持方面遇到了重大障碍，并导致了长期的心理健康问题，如创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。在英国，2021年的一项名为“我们也服务”的研究综述将MST确定为研究的首要任务。此外，议会国防特别委员会最近在2021年进行的一项调查，任务是审查女性的服役经历，发现了许多针对女性的“不可接受的行为”，从男性戏谑文化到性骚扰和强奸。使用英国队列研究的数据和招募，该研究评估了自2003年以来部署到伊拉克和阿富汗的英国武装部队的健康和福祉，该项目使用调查和访谈来评估英国女性服务人员和退伍军人报告性骚扰和/或性侵犯的水平和经历。本研究将探讨这些事件是否发生在服兵役期间，对他们的心理健康有何影响，以及哪些危险因素与他们的心理健康状况有关。这项研究还将与经历过和没有经历过性骚扰/性攻击的妇女讨论她们对军事文化的看法和经验，以及她们在服役中的工作环境与“不可接受的行为”（如性玩笑或性骚扰/性攻击知识）有关的情况。这项研究将进一步调查寻求帮助的任何障碍，并将与妇女、妇女和国民保健服务的治疗和支助服务提供者合作，改进服务的设计，使其适合妇女的需要。该项目将为以前得不到充分服务的妇女群体提供发言权和理解，将其调查结果与实际政策和服务设计的改进联系起来，并提供可用于妇女占少数的其他职业领域的证据，从而扩大该项目的影响。