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Objective To investigate the relationship among A-type behavior,job burnout and psychosomatic health in grassroots officers and soldiers stationed in Xinjiang, which provides the theoretical basis to maintain their psychosomatic health.Methods Evaluation was carried out with A-type behavior questionnaire, military job burnout scale and simple soldiers psychosomatic health scale in 1 939 grassroots officers and soldiers chosen by random cluster sampling method from army stationed in Xinjiang.Results ①The total scores and each factor scores of the scale had significant positive correlation among the physical scale, the job buruout scale and time hurry (TH) ,competitive and hostility (CH) (r=0.170-0.716, P＜0.01).②Job burnout entered into the physical and mental health regression equation and could explain 68.6％ of the variance(β=0.195, t=32.211, P＜0.01);TH, CH entered the regression equation of job burnout and could explain 29.5％ of the variance(t=4.925,4.427).③ TH indirectly affected physical and mental health through job burnout, the mediating effect of the amount was 0.27 ×0.83=0.2241;CH indirectly affected physical and mental health by job bumout,the mediating effect of the amount was 0.30×0.83 =0.2490.Conclusion Job burnout has fully mediated effect between TH, CH and physical and mental health.
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Objective To evaluate the psychosomatic health of military personnel recruited from minorities, and explore influential factors thereof. Methods A total of 11 362 soldiers from several military commands of infantry, navy and air force recruited from different nationalities were selected by random cluster sampling method, and then surveyed with the aid of Chinese Psychosomatic Health Scale. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, correlation analysis, and multivariate stepwise regression analysis. Results Generally, the factor scores of respiratory system, cardiovascular system, digestive system and anxiety were significantly lower in personnel recruited from ethnic minorities than those in personnel recruited from Han nationality (P0.05), while in 1990s and 2000-2009, the factor scores of mental health, physical health and total psychosomatic health in minority group were lower than those in Han group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Statistical analysis showed that the factor scores of mental health, physical health and total psychosomatic health were significantly negatively correlated with time period and nationality (P<0.01). All time period and nationality factor entered into the regression equation of mental health, physical health and total psychosomatic health (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusions No significant difference of psychosomatic health was found between minority group and Han military personnel in 1980s, while after 1990 the mental health, physical health and total psychosomatic health in minority personnel have become better than those in Han personnel.
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Objective To investigate the relationship between the anti-earthquake military rescuers' psychosomatic health and social support, and observe the effect of intervention to the army men who suffered troubles.Methods By cluster random sampling, 152 military rescuers and 139 army men not taking part in the rescues were investigated by Facility Psychosomatic Health Scale and Social Support Rating Scale. Mental intervention or medication was performed to those produced psychosomatic health. Results The scores of somatic symptoms,mental status,psychosomatic health and social support of military rescuers and the control group were (4.09±4.70) ,(2.18 ±3.16) ,(6.27 ±7.08) ,(6.14 ±4.20) and (2.11 ±4.16) ,(1.37 ±3.09),(3.47 ±6.55),(4.57 ± 4.17 )respectively, the difference was significant(P＜0.05). The somatic symptoms had significantly positive correlation with mental status in military rescuers (r=0.17～0.52, P＜ 0.05 or 0.01 ). Failure of social support had positive correlation with mental disorders (r=0.18～0.40, P＜0.05 or 0.01). The degree of social support was the main factor which had affected on the psychosomatic health of military rescuers. The somatic symptoms of military rescuers were apparently higher than their mental symptoms. Mental and pharmaceutical intervention showed good effect on them. Conclusion There is an apparent effect for military rescuers injured seriously psychosomatic health through medication or mental intervention.
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Objectives To explore the decade-feature of military personnel' s psychosomatic health and Its Influence factors.Methods By random cluster sampling,a total of 11362 military personnel ( including army,navy and air-force) were tested by Chinese Psychosomatic Health Scale (CPSHS) from 80' ( n=1100),90' ( n=8000),2000' ( n =2262)then employing SPSS statistic 17.0 program for data analysis by using ANOVA,LSD multiple-comparison,and stepwise regression analysis.Results The factor of eye-ear( 80s' ( 1.17 ± 1.68),90s'( 1.19 ± 1.64 ),2000s' ( 1.12 ± 1.48 ) ) had no significant difference in three decades (P ＞ 0.05 ) ; military personnel' s respiratory system,cardiovascular system,alimentary system,bone-muscle,skin,reproductive-endocrine system,nervous system,anxiety,depression,psychotic traits,family history,mental heath,physical health,and total psychosomatic health psychosomatic health had significant differences in the three decades (P＜ 0.05 ～0.01 ).The stepwise regression analysis revealed that decade,length of military service,urban-rural,marital state had significant effect on total psychosomatic health( decade:t =- 12.452,length of military service:t =-0.024,urban-rural:t=-0.066,marital status:t=0.119,P＜0.012 ～0.000).Conclusions The level of military personnel's psychosomatic health is improved from 80' s,90' s of last century to the year of 2000; the influenced factors of military personnels' psychosomatic health are including decade,length of military service,rural-urban,and marital status.
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Objective To understand the operators'psychosomatic health status in nuclear power plant;and provide the scientific basis of measures for preventing and reducing mental disorders in operators.Methods The Psychosomatic Health Battery(PSHB) was used to assess the psychosomatic health status in 109 operators who were random selected from Qinshan nuclear power plant,etc.They were tested from lie,emotional stability,liveliness,tension,apprehension,mental health,such as psychopathic deviatesuch 7 personality traits.Results Lie < 8,all inspected groups were normal.Psychopathic deviate:98.2% for normal group 0.9% for both of groups occurred possible mental health problems and confirmed mental health problems ;Mental health:80.7% (88/109) for fine mental health ones,29.4% (32/109) for those with excellent mental health,51.4% (56/109) for good mental health ones,13.8% (15/109) for general mental health ones,5.5% (6/109) for poor mental health ones.Age factor could influence the mean values of the factors of apprehension,tension,mental health and psychopathic deviate.Correlation analysis showed that there was a correlation between tension and psychopathic deviate(r = 0.664 ,P < 0.01),and the other correlation coefficient was between apprehension and mental health(r =-0.789 ,P < 0.01).Conclusions There is an excellent condition of psychosomatic health in most of the operators,however,there are still a very small percentage of psychosomatic disorders among these operators,to improve the quality of their psychosomatic health,psychological counseling should be particularly strengthened to those with problems of psychosomatic health.
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Objective To develop a Chinese military psychosomatic health scale(CMPHS) and examine its reliability and validity. Methods Based upon the previous researches, the Scale was compiled according to open-ended inventory survey. The data was collected from 1050 subjects chosen by random cluster sampling. 60 of them were tested with the CPSHS at the same time, while 61 of them were retested with the CMPHS after two weeks. The reliability and validity were examined by exploratory factor analysis ( EFA) and correlation analysis. Results According to the factor analysis results, 11 factors were extracted, namely espiratory apparatus, alimentary system,skeletal and musculature,integument,regeneration and endocrine,nervous system, anxiety, depression, psy-choticism and family history. There were 91 items in the formal scale when one lie subscale was added. The correlation between subscales were 0. 103 ～ 0. 778 (P < 0. 01) , the correlation between subscales and total scale were 0.600 ～0.859(P<0.01). The test-retest correlation coefficients of total scale and subscales were 0.427 ～0.901 (P < 0.01); the Cronbach (α) coefficients were 0. 643 ～ 0. 935 (P < 0. 01) ; and the split-half correlation coefficients were 0. 349 ～ 0. 855 (P < 0. 01 ). The correlation coefficients were 0. 425 ～ 0. 979 (P < 0. 05 or 0. 01 ). Conclusion The Chinese military psychosomatic health scale has acceptable psychometrics properties on reliability and validity.
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Objective: To study the long-term effect of Tangshan earthquake on psychosomatic health of paraplegic suffers. Method: 64 paraplegic suffers of Tangshan earthquake and 64 normal controls were interviewed and assessed with self made questionnaire for psychosomatic health, SCL-90, SAS, SDS, CMI (Cornell Medical Index) and SSRS (Social Support Rating Scale). Results: 6 patients (9%) were diagnosed as PTSD according to CCMD-2-R, this rate was higher than that of normal citizen experienced the earthquake. 32 patients had Acute Stress Reaction. At present, patients' group had poorer mental health than control reflected by SCL-90, SAS, SDS and CMI. Conclusion: The severity of trauma both mentally and physically has great influence on mental health of suffers even after 25 years.
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Objective To explore the relationship between military personnel's psychosomatic health and social support, family emotion expression and related factors, and to provide measures to raise military personnel's psychosomatic health by interventional measures. Methods A total of 3865 servicemen from army, navy and air-force were selected for sampling through randomized cluster. Chinese Psychosomatic Health Scale (CPSHS), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and Family Emotion Expression Scale (FEES) were used for analysis, and the results were analyzed by linear correlation and principal component regression, etc. Results Compared with the norm, the military personnel had lower scores in the mental disorder (anxiety, depression, psychoticism) (t range from -36.669 to -29.724, P