Analysis of post-maneuver psychologi cal health status in a certain unit of Chinese People's Armed Police Force and its influencing factors
AIM: To find out the post-maneuver psychological health status of Chinese People's Armed Police Force ( CAPF) and its influencing factors so as to provide scientific bases for CAPF's psychological counseling. METHODS: Self-rating depression scale ( SDS) and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) were used to survey the psychological health status and its influencing factors in 558 officers and soldiers of CAPF, who had just accomplished maneuvers. RESULTS: Among the 521 samples, there are 258 samples whose marks of SDS were higher than 50, the incidence rate of depression being 49. 5%. Those samples with higher stress, worse relationship, worse diet, fewer interests, lower education level, urban background and family history of psychosis got higher marks. There ore 78 samples whose total marks of SAS were higher than 50, the incidence rate of anxiety being 15.0%. Those samples with higher stress and introvert personality, terrible feelings on entertainment life, and lack interest to be commended got higher marks. CONCLUSION: The soldiers and officers in CAPF have post-maneuver psychological problems to various degrees, such as depression and anxiety. To improve the psychological health of CAPF, counseling methods adopted should vary with different psychological problems.
self-rating depression scaleself-rating anxiety scaleChinese People' s Armed Police Forcemental health