The correlation of psychological stress and personality of the peacekeeping soldiers during the mission period

Objective To investigate the correlation of psychological stress and personality of the peace keeping soldiers when they were implementing their mission.Methods 80 soldiers were investigated by Psychological Stress Self-evaluation Test(PSET),Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90)and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ)during initial and end stage of mission.Results(1)The number of persons whose T score of PEST≥70 increased from 6(4.44%)to 14(10.4%)during the mission,there is significant different between initial and end stage of mission.(2)The scores of SCL-90 factors including somatization,anxiety,interpersonal sensitivity and depression in the end stage of mission are significantly increased when compared with the initial stage;(3)The EPQ-N score in the end stage of mission is significantly higher than that of the initial stage;(4)The T score of PEST is positively correlated with EPQ-P and EPQ-N,but negatively correlated with EPQ-L;and the SCL-90 factors are positively correlated with EPQ-P and EPQ-N,but negatively correlated with EPQ-L.Conclusion The peacekeeping soldiers have remarkable changes in psychological stress and mental health during the mission period and personality influence psychological stress significantly;and extrovert personality and stable emotion aajustment are positive factors for the mental health of peacekeeping soldiers. Key words: Peacekeeping soldiers; Psychological stress; Personality; Correlation