scholarly journals Veteran Status and Old Age Depression: A Life Course Epidemiology Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 637-637
Author(s):  
Stephen Frochen ◽  
Connor Sheehan ◽  
Jennifer Ailshire
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Military Service ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Growth Curve Models ◽  
Veteran Status ◽  
Old Age Depression ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Selection Mechanisms ◽  
The Military ◽  
Retirement Study

Abstract Military service and exposure to war may influence the development of depression, leading to disparities in the condition among veterans and non-veterans. This study included 10,512 older men from the 1996 to 2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We estimated Center for Epidemiology Depression (CESD) score trajectories among veterans and non-veterans and veterans of different war cohorts in growth curve models, controlling for early, mid, and late life characteristics. CESD score trajectories were lower among veterans and war veterans than non-veterans and non-war veterans, respectively. The highest levels of depression were among war veterans who served in more than one war. Veterans demonstrated lower levels of depression than non-veterans, calling into question the health advantage of veterans and selection mechanisms into the military and out of HRS. Multiple war veterans showed the highest levels of depression, representing the greatest mental health threat to veterans in the study. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Aging Veterans: Effects of Military Service across the Life Course Interest Group.

scholarly journals Risk Aversion Among Male Older Adults: Does Veteran Status Matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 636-636
Author(s):  
Kent Jason Cheng ◽  
Scott Landes ◽  
Janet Wilmoth
Keyword(s):  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Economic Outcomes ◽  
Veteran Status ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Status Differences ◽  
Retirement Study

Abstract Risk aversion determines how people make decisions and is known to predict a wide array of economic outcomes. This study assessed whether there are veteran status differences in risk aversion utilizing the Health and Retirement Study. Risk aversion is based on hypothetical financial gambles (N=2,121; 2006 wave) and self-reported risk attitudes on selected topics (N= 4,980; pooled 2014 and 2016 waves of the Leave-Behind Survey). Results from multivariate analyses reveal that veterans were more likely to be risk averse than nonveterans in financial matters, occupation, and health, but veteran status is not statistically significant in explaining risk taking in driving and leisure, and sport risk. Further research is needed to discern the role of military service-related experiences in determining levels of risk aversion among veterans and the extent to which risk aversion accounts for veteran status differences in later-life economic outcomes. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Aging Veterans: Effects of Military Service across the Life Course Interest Group.

scholarly journals The Influence of Men’s Military Service on Smoking Across the Life Course

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew S. London ◽  
Pamela Herd ◽  
Richard A. Miech ◽  
Janet M. Wilmoth
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Heavy Smoking ◽  
Current Smoking ◽  
Poisson Models ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
The Military

The military is described as a social context that contributes to the (re-)initiation or intensification of cigarette smoking. We draw on data from the 1985-2014 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) to conduct complementary sub-studies of the influence of military service on men’s smoking outcomes across the life course. Descriptive findings from an age–period–cohort analysis of NSDUH data document higher probabilities of current smoking and heavy smoking among veteran men across a broad range of cohorts and at all observed ages. Findings from sibling fixed-effects Poisson models estimated on the WLS data document longer durations of smoking among men who served in the military and no evidence that selection explains the observed relationship. Together, these results provide novel and potentially generalizable evidence that participation in the military in early adulthood exerts a causal influence on smoking across the life course.

scholarly journals Veteran Status Matters! Life Course Perspectives on the Health and Well-Being of Aging Veterans

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 636-636
Author(s):  
Avron Spiro
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Vietnam Veterans ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Veteran Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Military service during early life can result in exposure to traumatic events that can reverberate throughout life. Although much attention is focused on the negative effects of military service, many veterans report positive effects. These papers explore life course effects of military service on veterans’ health and well-being. Three used national US longitudinal cohorts (HRS, MIDUS); two sampled veterans from Oregon or from Korea. Three compared veterans to non-veterans; two examined veterans only. Cheng and colleagues found that veterans in HRS are more likely to be risk-averse than non-veterans. Risk aversion matters because it determines how people make decisions and predicts a wide array of health and economic outcomes. Kurth and colleagues examined Oregon veterans from several wars, finding PTSD symptoms were highest among Vietnam combat veterans, the oldest cohort; there were no differences among non-combat veterans. Piazza and colleagues examined in MIDUS the impact of veteran status on cortisol, a stress biomarker, finding older veterans more likely had non-normative patterns than did younger or non-veterans. Lee and colleagues studied patterns of mental health among Korean Vietnam veterans, identifying two patterns as ‘normal’ and ‘resilient’ encompassing half the sample; these veterans demonstrated positive outcomes of military service. Frochen and colleagues compared depression trajectories between veterans and non-veterans in HRS, finding veterans had less depression than non-veterans, but among veterans, trajectories varied based on extent of service. in sum, these papers demonstrate that military service can have positive as well as negative effects on veterans’ health and well-being in later life. Aging Veterans: Effects of Military Service across the Life Course Interest Group Sponsored Symposium.

Military Service in the Life Course

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alair MacLean ◽  
Glen H. Elder
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Military Service ◽  
The Life Course

Criminal Careers and Immigration: An Analysis of Offending Over the Life Course Among Homicide Inmates in Texas

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110399
Author(s):  
Erin A. Orrick ◽  
Chris Guerra ◽  
Alex R. Piquero
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Growth Curve ◽  
Criminal Careers ◽  
Growth Curve Models ◽  
Administrative Records ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
Crime Types ◽  
The Life Course

The purpose of this study is to examine differences in patterns of criminal arrests between US citizens and foreign citizens among a sample of individuals incarcerated for homicide in Texas. Data for this project come from administrative records of inmates incarcerated in Texas for homicide. Drawing from the criminal careers literature, official arrest records are assessed to compare differences in criminal histories with growth curve models for the examination of criminal careers of non-Texas born US citizens and foreign citizens. Notable findings are that the age-crime curves are remarkably similar between the two groups, but the curves differ in degree, with those of US citizens peaking significantly higher across all crime types examined.

Military Service and (Dis)Continuity in the Life Course

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew S. London ◽  
Janet M. Wilmoth
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Military Service ◽  
The Life Course

scholarly journals Diurnal Cortisol Profiles and Veteran Status

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 637-637
Author(s):  
Jennifer Piazza ◽  
Scott Landes ◽  
Natalia Dmitrieva
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physiological Mechanisms ◽  
Veteran Status ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Lower Mortality Risk

Abstract Although veterans typically have better health and lower mortality risk than nonveterans earlier in life, a crossover occurs in later life, resulting in comparatively poorer health and higher mortality risk in older age. Alterations in biomarkers of physical health could be an initial indicator of this crossover. The current study uses data from the second wave of the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) survey. Previously validated cortisol profiles (Dmitrieva et al. 2013) were used to categorize participants (N = 1101, age range: 33-88) into normative and non-normative groups, that were examined in relation to veteran status. Results revealed a significant age by veteran interaction (β = .0331, p = .038), indicating that older veterans were less likely to belong to the normative profile group than non-veterans and younger veterans. Results demonstrate the need to explore underlying physiological mechanisms linking military service with poorer health in later life. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Aging Veterans: Effects of Military Service across the Life Course Interest Group.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document