INFLUENTIAL FACTORS IN COPING STYLE OF ELECTRONIC COUNTER FORCE PERSONNEL

Objective To study the mental health status of electronic counter force personnel and their coping style influential factors in order to provide the basis for improving the level of coping style and mental health.Methods The questionnaire of coping style was adopted to investigate 637 officers and soldiers from the army,navy,and air force electronic counter force.Results The factor score of seeking for help in electronic counter force personnel was significantly higher,and of avoidance lower than in military norm(P0.01).The factor score to solve problem in navy electronic counter force personnel(0.54±0.22) was lower than in the army,and air force electronic counter ones(0.60±0.18,0.60±0.18 respectively, P0.01).The factor scores of fantasy and avoidance in personnel of one-year military service time((0.34±0.25),(0.44±0.18)respectively) were lower than those of other service time(P0.05).The factor score of avoidance in junior high school educated personnel(0.47±0.17) was lower than in senior and college educated ones(P0.05).Moreover,those from urban had higher score of avoidance(0.55±0.20)than from rural(P0.01).Conclusion In general,the coping style to stress events in electronic counter force personnel is positive and mature.Branch of military forces,time of military service,education,unban and rural difference are the influential factors in coping style.The mental health care of electronic counter force personnel should be strengthened.