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Characteristics associated with pelvic floor disorders among female Canadian Armed Forces members.

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2023
OBJECTIVE Urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are prevalent pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) among the female population. In the military environment, being a Non-commissioned member (NCM), and physically demanding occupations are ...
Jessica Puranda HBSc, D. F. da Silva, C. Edwards, T. Nagpal, S. Souza, K. Semeniuk, L. McLean, K. Adamo   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sexual Misconduct, Civil–Military Relations, and the Canadian Armed Forces

Armed Forces & Society, 2023
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), like most gender-integrated militaries, has a serious issue with sexual misconduct. However, despite the ubiquity of this form of violence, civil–military relations (CMR), arguably the dominant theory for addressing the ...
Rachael Johnstone, Victoria Tait-Signal
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The impact of repetitive exposure to low-level blast on neurocognitive function in Canadian Armed Forces’ breachers, snipers, and military controls

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
Objective: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether military occupations with repetitive exposure to low-level blast (i.e., breachers and snipers) display poorer neurocognitive status compared to military controls without prior occupational ...
A. D. Di Battista, Shawn Rhind, Catherine Tenn, Ann Nakashima, Timothy K. Lam, Maria Y Shiu, Kristen King, Simon Ouellet, O. Vartanian   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Burdened and blamed: Empowerment messaging increases attributions of women’s responsibility for gender inequality in the Canadian armed forces.

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 2023
Gender inequality persists in the workplace and especially in male-dominated organizations like the Canadian Armed Forced (CAF). One cultural response to gender inequality is empowerment messaging, which entails an optimistic and individualistic focus on
Elysia Desgrosseilliers, D. A. Stinson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Well-being among Canadian Armed Forces men and women: The roles of poor work-life balance and organizational support

Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health
LAY SUMMARY The military and family can be demanding institutions with competing priorities that can cause poor work-life balance. This study examined the role of work-life balance and the protective roles of organizational support for members and their ...
A. Skomorovsky, Nadine Charanek, Alexandra Campbell, Kathryn Reeves, Deborah Norris   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Harassment and discrimination experiences of Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Armed Forces

Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health
LAY SUMMARY Little research has investigated Indigenous Peoples’ experiences in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The authors aimed to understand mistreatment faced by Indigenous CAF members by using data from the CAF Harassment and Discrimination Survey.
Anne J. Pelletier, Katherine A. Collins, Manon Mireille LeBlanc, Jennifer M. Peach, Traci-lee D. Christianson, Jordan Derkson   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Psychometric Evaluation of the Moral Injury Events Scale in Two Canadian Armed Forces Samples

Assessment (Odessa, Fla.), 2021
Moral injury (MI) is defined as the profound psychological distress experienced in response to perpetrating, failing to prevent, or witnessing acts that transgress personal moral standards or values.
R. Plouffe, B. Easterbrook, Aihua Liu, M. McKinnon, J. Richardson, A. Nazarov   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conditional probability of posttraumatic stress disorder in the Canadian Armed Forces: A longitudinal study.

Journal of Anxiety Disorders
BACKGROUND Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be impacted by the type of trauma exposure. This is important to consider when evaluating the likelihood of having PTSD among Canadian veterans, which previous literature has not examined.
Sarah M. Kowall, Natalie Mota, Essence Perera, Nisali Muthumuni, Shay-Lee Bolton   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Distance Learning within the Canadian Armed Forces: Potential Effects on Quality of Life

Canadian Military Journal
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Marshall Gerbrandt
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers and facilitators of help seeking among morally injured Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and service members: A qualitative analysis

Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health, 2022
LAY SUMMARY Moral injury (MI) refers to the psycho-spiritual consequences of extremely challenging events that threaten one’s moral beliefs and core values.
Stephanie A Houle, C. Pollard, R. Jetly, A. Ashbaugh   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source