Title: Results and Analyses of testing 880 Soldiers in Four Northwestern Provinces a cording to Symptom Checklist 90
Abstract: Objective To explore the mental health conditions of soldiers in four northwestern provinces,and to provide a reference for psychagogy.Methods SCL-90 test was carried on 880 soldiers of land forces in Shanxi,Gansu,Ningxia and Qinghai province,and the results was compared with Chinese norm,Chinese soldier norm,Chinese recruit norm.Results The scores of somatization,anxiety,hostility,crankiness and mental disorder were significantly higher than those of the 18~29 aged Chinese norm(P0.05);apart form obsession and tense interpersonal relationship,the remaining seven factors and positive items were all higher than the national male norm(P0.01);apart form somatization and hostility,the remaining seven factors and total score were all lower than the army male norm(P0.05);the scores of somatization and hositility were higher than the Chinese recruit norm,the scores of interpersonal sensitivity,anxiety,phobia,anxiety,mental disorder and obsession,as well as the total score,were all lower than the Chinese recruit norm(P0.05).Conclusion The mental health condition of soldiers in the four northwestern provinces has some improvement,compared with the national survey on the Chinese soldiers at the end of last century.But there are still some maladaptive behaviors and personality disorders,mainly manifesting as somatization,anxiety,hostility and mental disorder.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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