EFFECT OF COPING STYLE ON MENTAL HEALTH OF FRESHMEN IN VOCATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE

[Objective] To explore the effect of coping style on mental health, so as to provide help for improving the mental health of freshmen in vocational medical college. [Methods] 316 freshmen in vocational medical college were investi- gated by Goldberg’s 12-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12) and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), the results were analyzed with frequency statistic, correlation analysis and hierarchical multiple regression. [Results] The scores of active coping was higher than those of normal modes (t = 3.105, P﹤0.01), the scores of passive coping was lower than those of normal modes (t = 7.156, P﹤0.001). The scores of GHQ-12 showed negative correlation with active coping (r = -0.270, P ﹤0.01) and positive correlation with passive coping (r = 0.263, P﹤0.01), Hierarchical regression showed there was significant difference between the effects of prediction of active coping and passive coping on predicting the mental health level (F= 23.909, P﹤0.001; F=32.838, P﹤0.001). [Conclusion] We should pay more attention to the coping style and mental health among freshmen in vocational medical college, and the influence of coping style on mental health is powerful.