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. 2020 Mar 20;11(1):1736411. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1736411

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’.
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.