A Study on Stress and Symptoms of Stress in Soldiers in the Army

and 0.95±0.55 (range 0.04-2.83), respectively. The things which affected symptoms of stress, according to this study, were the external factors in the military ( =.28, p<.001), role and relation factors ( =.21, p<.001), work factors ( =.15, p=.01) and passive coping styles ( =.19, p<.001). These variables explained 28% (F=36.68, p<.001) of the variance of the total symptoms of stress. Conclusion: This study suggests that soldiers need to under go stress management.