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We conducted two exploratory studies to examine trauma types' associations with MIE and MID among civilian medical patients (Study 1) and explore how these facets may indirectly affect the relationship between trauma type and hfHRV among civilians seeking mental health services (Study 2).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S003329172200215X_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants recruited from a public hospital and\/or community advertisements (Study 1, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 72, 87.5% Black, 83.3% women; Study 2, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 46, 71.7% Black, 97.8% women) completed measures assessing trauma type, MIE, and MID. In Study 1, trauma types that emerged as significant correlates of MIE and MID were entered into separate linear regression analyses. Trauma types identified were included as predictors in indirect effects models with MIE or MID as the mediator and resting hfHRV (assayed via electrocardiography) as the outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S003329172200215X_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Childhood sexual abuse emerged as the only significant predictor of MIE, <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic> = 0.38, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001; childhood sexual abuse, <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic> = 0.26, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05, and adulthood sexual assault, <jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic> = 0.23, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05 were significant predictors of MID. Participants with greater MIE and MID demonstrated lower hfHRV. Adulthood sexual assault showed an indirect effect on hfHRV through MID, <jats:italic>B<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.10, <jats:sc>s.e.<\/jats:sc> = 0.06, 95%CI (\u22120.232 to \u22120.005).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S003329172200215X_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Moral injury was uniquely associated with sexual violence and lower hfHRV in civilians. Data highlight moral injury as a pathway through which autonomic dysregulation may emerge and its salience for trauma treatment selection.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s003329172200215x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]],"date-time":"2022-08-01T09:54:32Z","timestamp":1659347672000},"page":"5136-5145","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Civilian moral injury: associations with trauma type and high-frequency heart rate variability in two trauma-exposed community-based samples"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"53","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9077-213X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emma C.","family":"Lathan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3197-7415","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abigail","family":"Powers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Kottakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7377-722X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alfonsina","family":"Guelfo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1420-8975","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Greg J.","family":"Siegle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0076-8434","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jessica A.","family":"Turner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4417-1042","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matthew D.","family":"Turner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vijwala","family":"Yakkanti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4936-9023","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jahnvi","family":"Jain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9181-2324","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yara","family":"Mekawi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8657-0554","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew P.","family":"Teer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8843-2996","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joseph M.","family":"Currier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7720-252X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Negar","family":"Fani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"S003329172200215X_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1177\/21677026221112117","article-title":"Whose signals are we amplifying? 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