Table 3.

Correlations of adverse events and risk and protective factors

	History of Suicide Attempt	History of Homelessness	History of Arrest
Adverse Events
Suicide Attempt	–
Homelessness	.23**	–
Arrest	.05*	.21**	–
Demographics
Age	−.19**	−.20**	−.08**
Gendera	−.09**	−.08**	.06**
Race/ethnicityb	−.02	−.12**	−.09**
Marital Statusc	−.08**	−.17**	−.11**
Educational Attainment	−.02	−.09**	−.12**
Military Service Characteristics
Years of Service	−.05*	−.08**	−.03
Deployment Frequency	.02	−.03	.05
Combat Exposure	.01	.01	.04
OEF/OIF/OND Serviced	.12**	.10**	.70
Personality
Grit	−.08**	−.12**	.06**
Mindfulness	−.17**	−.18**	−.08**
Resilience	−.11**	−.12**	−.05*
Impulsiveness	.12**	.15**	.10**
Hostility	.17**	.23**	.12**
Adverse Childhood Experiences	.21**	.35**	.20**
Military Specific Experiences
Perceived Effect of Military Experience	−.11**	−.13**	−.04
Military Sexual Trauma	.10**	.11**	.03
Moral Injury	.09*	.18**	.13**
Post-Military Experiences
Community Integration	−.11**	−.16**	−.13**
Social Support Received	−.12**	−.17**	−.10**
Psychosocial Functioning Difficulties	.17**	.24**	.09**

*p < .01, **p < .001

^aReference group male; ^bReference group White; ^cReference group married.

^dOnly reported by Veterans with prior combat exposure.