Evaluation of coping styles and SCLª²90 of military officers and soldiers in highland training

    GU Youª²Quan, YANG Jinª²Sheng, SHI Xiangª²Qun, ZHANG Xiaoª²Yan

    Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China, Department of Neurology, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Military Area Command, Lanzhou 730050, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To evaluate the psychologic status of the mobile troops carrying out a mission at high altitude. METHODS: The 200 mobile military officers and soldiers who stayed on the highland for training were selected into the study. The psychologic status and coping styles and their relations were assessed with the Symptom Checklist 90(SCLª²90) and the Simple Coping Style according to different altitude. RESULTS: There was a significant difference from own control according to different altitude in the total score and the positive entry number of SCLª²90, the score of negative coping factor (P<0.01). The score of negative coping factor was positively correlated with the total score or the positive entry number of SCLª²90. CONCLUSION: Reasonable adaptive training and mental intervention can guide soldiers to adopt positive coping style and improve their psychologic status. ......