Citation

Huang P, Zhang T, Miao D, Zhu X. Int. J. Ment. Health Syst. 2014; 8(1): 45.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032 China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/1752-4458-8-45

PMID

25435903

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To examine Chinese soldiers' acute stress responses, we did this study.

METHODS: The soldiers completed the Acute Stress Response Scale (ASRS) when engaged in major tasks, such as earthquake rescue in Wenchuan, Sichuan, and maintaining social stability in Urumchi, Xinjiang. The ASRS has good reliability and validity. The study enrolled 1,832 male soldiers.

RESULTS: The results showed significant differences among five dimensions and the overall response index when comparing four diverse military tasks. Further analysis found that reduced work efficiency and 24 symptom clusters were significantly positively correlated.

CONCLUSIONS: The acute stress response of soldiers performing various tasks was influenced by many factors, including the task characteristics and external factors. In addition, the acute stress response affected their work efficiency.

Language: en