Procedure
Potential participants were recruited via a marketing firm that specializes in recruitment for clinical health research (n = 41), student announcements at two universities (n = 15), and word of mouth (n = 7). See Figure 1 for the CONSORT flowchart. After completing an online screening survey, potential participants met with a research assistant in an online platform meeting during which the participant was verbally screened, the study focus and random assignment were explained, veteran status was verified via display of their veteran identification card, and consent was obtained. Next, the research assistant collected demographic information (e.g., age, service branch) and ensured the participant’s understanding of basic platform functions. Given that military specialty may differ for women (e.g., infantry) and gender differences in prevalence of exposure to potentially morally injurious events and outcomes (Maguen et al., 2020), we matched on gender and then randomly assigned to conditions.