Given the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury in combat Veterans and the limitations to current treatments, novel approaches are needed to target both PTSD and moral injury and directly impact psychosocial growth and functional recovery. One potential way to address this critical need is through moral elevation-a positive emotional state described as feeling uplifted and inspired by others' virtuous actions. This study will pilot a web-based moral elevation intervention with Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn Veterans who experienced a morally injurious event and with a PTSD diagnosis. If Veterans are willing and able to complete an online moral elevation intervention and it has beneficial effects, then moral elevation could be feasibly utilized as a tool to reverse the negative effects of trauma and facilitate recovery. Data from this study will be used to develop larger clinical trials to test if this intervention significantly improves PTSD symptoms and moral injury distress and enhances social functioning.
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Treatment Evaluation Inventory-Short Form (TEI-SF)
Timeframe: Follow-up assessment within 1 week of study completion.
Exercise-Specific Satisfaction Survey (ESSS)
Timeframe: Repeated measure administered during online sessions 1-8 (every Monday & Thursday for 4 weeks of study participation). Participant scores for each item were averaged across all 8 sessions/measurements.