Virginia M. Newton
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View article: Self-report and Longitudinal Predictors of Violence in Iraq and Afghanistan War Era Veterans
Self-report and Longitudinal Predictors of Violence in Iraq and Afghanistan War Era Veterans Open
This study, using a longitudinal design, attempted to identify whether self-reported problems with violence were empirically associated with future violent behavior among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and whether and how collateral inf…
View article: Protective mechanisms and prevention of violence and aggression in veterans.
Protective mechanisms and prevention of violence and aggression in veterans. Open
Although a subset of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans show aggression toward others after they return home from military service, little is known about protective mechanisms that could be bolstered to prevent violence. A national longitudinal…
View article: Criminal justice involvement, trauma, and negative affect in Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans.
Criminal justice involvement, trauma, and negative affect in Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans. Open
Although criminal behavior in veterans has been cited as a growing problem, little is known about why some veterans are at increased risk for arrest. Theories of criminal behavior postulate that people who have been exposed to stressful en…
View article: Financial Well-Being and Postdeployment Adjustment Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
Financial Well-Being and Postdeployment Adjustment Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Open
Research has yet to examine the relationship between financial well-being and community reintegration of veterans. To address this, we analyzed data from n=1,388 Iraq and Afghanistan War Era Veterans who completed a national survey on post…
View article: Investigation of the <i>COMT</i> Val158Met variant association with age of onset of psychosis, adjusting for cannabis use
Investigation of the <i>COMT</i> Val158Met variant association with age of onset of psychosis, adjusting for cannabis use Open
Objective COMT rs4680 (Val158Met) genotype moderates the effect of cannabis on the age of onset of psychosis (AoP). We investigated the association between rs4680 and AoP, after adjusting for relevant covariates, in a Canadian Caucasian sa…