Relationship Between Cognitive Appraisal,Coping Style and Mental Health of Military Personnel / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the cognitive appraisal,coping style and the mental health of military personnel. Methods: 370 military personnel were assessed with Life Event Inventory for Compulsory Servicemen of Land Army(LEI-CSLA), Social Support Scale, General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale(GSES), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90). Results: The results showed that the recruits and the old soldiers both had good mental health levels. Compared with the old soldiers, the recruits’ were better, and had significant difference in life events and objective social support. Life events and negative coping style had significant negative correlations with psychological health(r=-0.543, r=-0.382, P