Subgrouping military personnel on Paracel Islands using SCL-90 and cluster analysis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2014.10.021
- VernacularTitle:驻西沙官兵SCL-90测试结果的聚类分析
- Author:
Qi CHENG
;
Yili ZHANG
;
Huanlin WANG
;
Zixiang SONG
;
Yinhua BI
;
Mei JIN
;
Zhankui CAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Paracel Islands;
Military personnel;
SCL-90;
Cluster analysis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2014;23(10):935-937
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To identify distinct subgroups of military personnel from Paracel Islands based on mental status for providing basis to intervention measures.Methods 174 enlisted military personnel were interviewed by symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90).The factor scores of SCL-90 were compared with army man norm and control group,then the cluster analysis was conducted.Results Interpersonal sensitivity,phobic and psychoticism of military personnel on Paracel Islands((1.65±0.56),(1.24±0.33),(1.44±0.46)) scored lower than those of army man norm (P＜0.05).Interpersonal sensitivity of military personnel on Paracel Islands scored lower than those of control (P＜0.05),depression and anxiety of them had no difference to control (P＞0.05),while other factors of them scored higher than control.According to cluster analysis,174 military personnel were divided into three subgroups.The first subgroup with high scores for all nine SCL-90-R dimensions,the second cluster showed moderate scores and the third cluster had lowest scores.Statistically significant sociodemographic differences could be found between the cluster groups (P＜0.05).Conclusion The mental health status of military personnel stationed in Paracel Islands is good on the whole,and can be divided into three clusters with different demographic and service characteristics.
