Effect of barracks military training and field long march on freshmen' mental health in military university
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2016.09.003
- VernacularTitle:营区军训和野外长途行军对军校新生心理健康的影响
- Author:
Yunxuan ZHAO
;
Ying HE
;
Guoyu YANG
;
Mengxue ZHAO
;
Yi PENG
;
Xiaoyu PU
;
Hua QIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Field long march;
Military university's freshmen;
Mental health;
Military training;
Scale
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2016;15(9):876-880
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the effect of field long march comprehensive training on freshmen' mental quality and mental health in military university. Methods Mental quality questionnaire for army men (MQQA), symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS) and trait anxiety inventory (TAI) were carried out on 330 freshmen at various stages on their military training. All data were analyzed by paired-sample t test. Results ①As compared with pre-training, all SCL-90 factor scores except depression factor decreased significantly (P<0.05); compared to barracks military training, recruits revealed a decrease (P<0.05) in all SCL-90 factors except factors on fear, paranoia and mental disorder. ②The scores of SDS and SAS displayed a“V”shape as they decreased after the early rise at the course of military training. After the barracks military training, SAS and SDS scored high (P<0.01);Compared with pre-training, TAI scores dropped significantly (P<0.01) after field long march; compared with post barracks military traning results, SAS, SDS and TAI scores of recruits after field long march decreased significantly (P<0.05). ③After barracks military training and field long march comprehensive training, recuits' mental quality factors scored no significant distinction (P>0.05). Conclusion Filed long march effectively improved mental health of military university recruits and relived their anxiety as well as depression.
