MST was measured using a 7 item Sexual Harassment Scale from the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory-2. This scale measures:

- Exposure to sexual harassment (i.e., rumors regarding sexual behavior, crude sexual remarks)
- Threats for not engaging in sexual activities
- Sexual assault (i.e., unwanted sexual touching, attempted touching/rape, and/or rape) from unit members, leaders, or civilians during military service 

Item responses range from 0 (never), to 3 (many times).

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- Demographic Questionnaire
- Sexual Harassment Scale  
- GRCS-RE 
- PCL-5
- QIDS-SR
- GAD-7
- ISI

Measures Utilized in MST & RE Study 

Rivera, L. A., Liang, C. T. H., Johnson, N. L., & Chakravorty, S. (2022). Military sexual trauma: Exploring the moderating role of restrictive emotionality among male veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14(3), 410–420. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000647

Military Sexual Trauma: Exploring the Moderating Role of Restrictive Emotionality Among Male Veterans

Asked veterans their:
- Age 
- Race/ethnicity
- Highest level of education during time of service 
- Form of entry into the military
- Branch 
- Length of service 
- Number of tours 
- Rank  
- Combat exposure 

Demographic Questionnaire: MST & RE Study 

The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report is a 16 item scale utilized by researchers to measure symptoms of depression. Each item on the scale  reflects the 9 DSM–IVs symptom domains and is based on an item-by-item severity scale of 0 to 3.

QIDS-SR

The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 is a 7 item scale used to assess anxiety. 

GAD-7

The Insomnia Severity Index is a 7 item scale which measures:

- Severity of insomnia
- Satisfaction with sleep pattern
- Effect of sleep on daytime and social functioning
- Concern about current sleep

Items are rated on a 5-point Likert Scale with 0 (no problem) to 4 (very severe problem), yielding a total score from 0 to 28.

Sexual Harrassment Scale 

Restrictive emotionality was measured utilizing the RE subscale of the Gender Role Conflict Scale. It consists of 10 items on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree), to 6 (strongly agree). This scale was used to assess participants' difficulty and/or reluctance to express emotions.

GRCS-RE

The PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 is a 20-item scale used by researchers to measure participant's symptoms of PTSD. Responses were scored on a 5 point Likert scale with points ranging from 0 (not at all), to 4 (extremely).

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