Correlation between emotion regulation type and mental quality of young armymen

VernacularTitle:陆军青年军人情绪调节方式和心理素质的相关研究
Author: Xintao SONG ; Zhengzhi FENG ; Lifei WANG ; Hongyan YU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Army men; Emotion regulation type:Mental quality
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2010;19(2):159-161
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the correlation between emotion regulation type and mental quality of young army men.Methods 487 young army men were measured with the Mental Quality Questionnaire of Army men and the questionnaire of army men's emotion regulation types.Results (1)Compared to soldiers,non-commissioned officers were tend to use affective-appeal((16.65±3.57)vs(15.65±3.45),t=2.08,P<0.05).The dimension of altective-appeal was significantly different in service age(F=2.85,P<0.05).The dimension of cognitive-focus had significantly difference between different education levels of soldiers(F=3.94.P<0.01).(2)The dimensions of cognitive-focus(t=4.41,P<0.01) and self-comfort(t=4.44.P<0.01) were significantly different in mental quality level.(3)There was a significant relationship between the army men's emotion regulation types and mental quality(P<0.05).Affective-appeal,behavior-restrain and self-comfort were significantly positive predictions of mental quality,meanwhile cognitive focus was negative.Conclusion There is a significant relationship between the army men's emotion regulation types and mental quality.