Effect of group psychological intervention on interpersonal relationship of the divers undergoing simulating 450-m diving / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the factors influencing the interpersonal relationship of the divers undergoing simulating 450-m diving in the Chinese Navy, in order to establish the psychological intervention strategies and evaluate the efficacy of the intervention, so as to provide a theoretical basis for increasing the combat effectiveness of naval forces. Methods Twenty excellent divers taking part in simulating 450-m diving from Navy units were interviewed, and the record of the interview was analyzed to find out their five common behaviors deteriorating the interpersonal relations, the attributional modes when conflicts happened and five commonly used countermeasures. The divers were divided into two groups, the experimental group and control group (10 people for each), and the experimental group was given psychological intervention. By using the sociometric method and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule(PANAS), comparison was made between experimental group and control group, and also between the pre-intervention status and the post-intervention status of each group. Results All the scores, including social distance (t=-2.61, P=0.03), index of individual social distance (t=-4.83, P=0.00) and negative emotion of PANAS (t=-0.38, P=0.03), were lower in the experimental group than in the control group, and in the experimental group these scores after the intervention were also lower than those before intervention. Conclusions Group psychological intervention has substantial effects on improving the divers' communication skills and satisfaction in interpersonal relationship. This kind of intervention can produce more positive emotion and reduce negative emotion, thus can be popularized in the Navy.