Comparative studies on mental health status and personality between in-tunnel and out-tunnel operation soldiers / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the mental health and personality of soldiers operated inside and outside tunnels,and explore the necessity and particularity of mental training.Method One hundred and four soldiers worked inside tunnel and 88 outside tunnel were tested by Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90) and Eysenck personality questionnaire(EPQ),and the results were analyzed statistically.Result With an exception of phobia,the SCL-90 scores of most factors were significantly higher in the soldiers worked inside tunnel than outside tunnel(P0.05) on EPQ-E and EPQ-P scores.Some of SCL-90 index scores showed positive correlation with EPQ-P and N dimension scores,and negative correlation with EPQ-E dimension score(P0.05).Conclusion Personality feature is an important factor that influences the mental health of soldiers worked inside tunnel.It is important to adopt appropriate mental training and improve the adaptability of soldiers to the military environment.