Role of recruits¬ðlife events in relationship model of personality, coping style, social support and mental symptoms

    LI Hongª²Zheng, LEI Meiª²Ying, LIU Lianª²Hong, LI Xueª²Rong, YAN Jinª²Fang, LI Yiª²Hong, LIU Xiaoª²Bing, ZHAO Liª²Qiong

    1Department of Psychology, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi¬ðan 710033, China, 2Mental Health Center, Guangzhou Military Area Command, PLA 191 Hospital, Guigang 537105, China, 3Mental Health Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To explore the factors affecting recruits¬ð psychological status and the role of life events in the relationship model of personality, coping style, social support and mental symptoms. METHODS: Altogether 1114 recruits in the Army were evaluated at the end of the military training using Life Events Inventory for Compulsory Servicemen of Army (LEIª²CSA), Symptom Checklist 90 (SCLª²90), Simple Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire for Adults (EPQ) and Social Support Scale. Multiple stepwise analysis, interaction analyses and path analyses were used in statistics. RESULTS: Neuroticism trait, negative coping style, objective social support and life events were all significant factors in determining the scores of mental symptoms, the 4 variables accounted for 64.4% of the total variance and the absolute value of ¦Â of each variable was 0.09-0.48. Only interaction between life events and neuroticism had significant effects on the mental symptoms(¦Â£½0.155 ......