Correlation study between cognitive flexibility,attention bias and psychological stress among officers and soldiers in a field medical station in plateau military mission situation
Objective To explore the relationships between cognitive flexibility,attentional bias and psychological stress of the officers and soldiers in a field medical station of plateau training under military mission situation.Methods Stress response questionaire,cognitive flexibility inventory and the attention to positive and negative information scale were conducted in 146 officers and soldiers before the military mission in a field medical station above an altitude of 4 300 m.Results There was significant difference in the stress response among the officers and soldiers with different educational levels,lengths of military service,official ranks and marriage statuses(P<0.05).The choice and control of cognitive flexibility and positive self scores in the high psychological stress group were significantly lower than those in the low psychological stress group,while the score of negative others in the high psychological stress group was significantly higher than that in the low psychological stress group(P<0.05).Psychological stress was negatively correlated with positive others,positive self,choice,and control(P<0.01),and positively correlated with negative others(P<0.05).Positive self and control could predict psychological stress and were main influencing factors of psychological stress.Conclusion There are demographic differences in psychological stress among the officers and soldiers in the field medical station at a high altitude region in military mission situation,and intervention and maintenance should be targeted.Attention bias training and cognitive flexibility training can promote more positive responses and reduce stress reactions among officers and soldiers.
Military missionsPlateau trainingField medical stationOfficers and soldiersCognitionPsychological stress