A survey of sexual psychology and attitude of Chinese peace-keepers in Liberia.
- Author:
Song XUE
1
;
Yi-feng GE
;
Ai-jun LIU
;
Yu-rong WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; China; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Military Personnel; psychology; Sexual Behavior; psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2006;12(12):1110-1112
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the sexual psychology and sexual attitude of the Chinese peace-keepers in Liberia, attempting a correct guidance and psychological intervention in this aspect.
METHODSIn the middle of the mission tour, a survey was conducted among 314 Chinese male peace-keeping soldiers with a self-designed questionnaire.
RESULTSMore than 90% of the soldiers learned some sexual knowledge by themselves; quite a proportion of them were relatively deficient in sexual knowledge and lacked sexual education; 77% of them were afraid of AIDS even after sexual education. Married soldiers showed more maturity in sexual psychology than
CONCLUSIONAppropriate psychological intervention the unmarried(P <0.05) , but with no differences in sexual attitude( P >0. 05). and guidance directed at the particulate population of peace-keepers may help them adopt a rational attitude towards their sexual drive and desire and convert, their sexual energy into further impetus to better creative performance in the peace-keeping mission.
