Analysis on social support characteristics of Chinese military men and their relationship with depression / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the social support characteristics of Chinese military men and their relationship with depression.Methods A total of 10,505 officers and soldiers from navy,army,air force,and armed police was performed the questionnaire survey by using the Military Men Social Support Rate Scale.The SPSS18.0 software was used for conducting the data statistical analysis.Results High utilization rate existed in the Chinese military men.The help almost could be gotten from the organization or relatives and friends when facing the difficulties;the social support of armed police was higher than that of army,navy and air force;The subjective support of officers was higher than that of soldiers and sergeants;the objective support were lower than those of officers and soldiers;the subjective support and support availability in the soldiers aged below 20 were higher than those in soldiers aged above 20.The social support of military men showed a significantly negative correlation with depression(r=0.376,P＜0.01).Condusion The higher the social support of military,the smaller the suffering from depression.