THE MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AND RELATED FACTORS OF 1104 RECRUITS

Objective To quantitatively assess the mental health of recruits in 2009 and related factors in order to provide a scientific basis for the effective implementation in psychological intervention and psychological quality training for the recruits.Methods Symptom Checklist(SCL-90),State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI),Coping Style Questionnaire,Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ),and the Social Support Scale were used to test the mental state in 1104 recruits.Results(1) The total score and factor scores of SCL-90 in recruits were lower than those in the norm of recruits in 2000(P0.01).The score of somatization was higher than that in military norm(in 2004),while the score of depression,paranoid,horror,hostility and the total score of SCL-90 were lower than those in military norm (P0.01 or P0.05).The factor scores of coping styles such as solving problem,seeking for help were higher(P0.01),while self-blame,fantasy,avoidance,and rationalization were lower than military norm(P0.01).The factor scores of state-trait anxiety in recruits were lower than those in national norm(P0.01).The factor scores of EPQ-P,EPQ-N were lower while of EPQ-E,EPQ-L were higher than military norm(P0.01).(2)Factor scores of EPQ-P,EPQ-N,mature coping style with the total score and factor scores of SCL-90 showed negative correlation(P0.01);immature and mixed coping style,state-trait anxiety,EPQ-E,and EPQ-L showed positive correlation(P0.01).(3)EPQ-N,state-trait anxiety,avoidance,concealment,self-blame and social support utilization ratio in decreasing order were the factors affecting the total score and factor scores of SCL-90(P0.01).Conclusion Recruits in 2009 were in good mental health,which is related to the character,state-trait anxiety,coping style,and social support.