Table 3.
Frequencies of ‘slightly agree’ to ‘strongly agree’ answers on the moral injury event scale among Israeli combat veterans (N = 191).
MIES Item | Frequency of ‘Slightly agree’, ‘agree’ and ‘strongly agree’. |
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MIES-Self dimension | |
1. I saw things that were morally wrong | 29% |
2. I am troubled by having witnessed others’ immoral acts | 22% |
3. I acted in ways that violated my own moral code or values | 12% |
MIES-Other dimension | |
4. I am troubled by having acted in ways that violated my own morals or values | 13% |
5. I violated my own morals by failing to do something that I felt I should have done | 10% |
6. I am troubled because I violated my morals by failing to do something I felt I should have done | 12% |
MIES-Betrayal dimension | |
7. I feel betrayed by leaders who I once trusted | 25% |
8. I feel betrayed by fellow service members who I once trusted | 17% |
9. I feel betrayed by others outside the IDF who I once trusted | 15% |
MIES = Moral Injury Event Scale.