"Feel the need to prepare for Armageddon even though I do not believe it will happen": Women Veterans' Firearm Beliefs and Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Associations with Military Sexual Assault and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms.

Lindsey L MonteithChristin N MillerEvan PolzerRyan HollidayClaire A HoffmireChriste'An D IglesiasAlexandra L SchneiderLisa A BrennerJoseph A Simonetti

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Consideration of women Veterans' prior experiences and pandemic-related factors may be necessary to contextualize firearm discussions and inform future research. Given associations of military sexual assault and PTSD symptoms with firearm beliefs and behaviors, it may be crucial to ensure that such discussion are trauma-informed.

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