Effects of social support and interpersonal relationship on post-traumatic stress disorder in military
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.19.014
- VernacularTitle:社会支持和人际关系对军人创伤后应激障碍的影响
- Author:
Muhong DENG
1
;
Wei FENG
;
Fangfang HUANG
;
Fen DENG
;
Xiaojie GUO
Author Information
1. 解放军总医院肿瘤内二科
- Keywords:
Stress disorder,post-traumatic;
Social support;
Family relationship;
Relationship with others
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(19):2507-2510
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the army and the effects of social support and interpersonal relationship on PTSD, so as to provide basis for understanding the mental health level of the army and further interventions.Methods Purposive sampling was performed to select the soldiers of one field army in Inner Mongolia Province from July to August 2016. According to the post-traumatic stress disorder scale civilian version (PCL-C), the soldiers were divided into experimental group and control group. Social support rating scale (SSRS) and self-made demographic questionnaire were used for evaluation in the study.Results The scores of objective support, support utilization, family relationship and relationship with others in the soldiers in the experimental group decreased compared to the control group, whereas statistically significant difference was observed (t=2.235,3.544,2.477,2.485;P<0.05). The severity of PTSD was significantly negatively correlated with the scores of relationship with others (r=-0.458, P=0.032), but not correlated with objective support, support utilization and family relationship (P>0.05). Conclusions Low objective support and support utilization, poor family relationship and relationship with others can result in a higher prevalence of PTSD,but the severity of PTSD is only negatively related to the scores of relationship with others.
