Psychosocial-family Factors and Marital Gratification of Pi lots / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study marital gratification (MG) of pilots and their w ives, as well as psychosocial factors in their family so as to provide a backgro und for counseling about pilots. Method: Two hundred and thirty -eight families o f pilots were collected. The pilots and their wives were tested respectively by SCL-90, EPQ, Olson Marital Quality Inventory, Stressful Life Events Scale and So cial Support Rating Scale. Results: There was significant relat ionship between M G and personality, mental health, stressful life events, social support of both pilots and their wives'. Marital gratification of pilots with illness was worse than that of their healthy colleagues. Multiple factor analysis showed that the main factors contributed to MG of pilots were wives' stressful life event. Concl usion Marital gratification of pilots is a problem involves their famil y and social life.