Analysis of mental health status and personality in third generation battle pilots

    SUN Peng, SONG Huaª²Miao, MIAO Danª²Min, LIU Jun

    1Department of Psychology, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi¬ðan 710033, China, 2Department of Psychology, Dalian Sanatorium of Air Force, Dalian 116013, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To assess the mental health status and personality of the third generation battle pilots and to provide evidence for appraising and improving their mental health. METHODS: Mental health inventory (MHI) for Chinese pilots was used to assess the mental health status of 128 pilots, including 72 third generation battle pilots and 56 second generation battle pilots. RESULTS: By statistical analysis, the mental adaptation of the third generation battle pilots was better and they displayed extroverted characters, strong selfª²confidence, selfª²discipline, maturity and higher achievement index. There was no obvious difference in all MHI¬ðs factors and the four dimensions between the third generation battle pilots of different flying time (P>0.05). Between the third generation battle pilots and the second generation battle pilots, the rest of factors and dimensions had obvious difference except the factors of personality tendency (P=0.24), enterprising spirit (P=0.27) and daring spirit (P=0.13). CONCLUSION: The mental health status of the third generation battle pilots is better than that of the second generation battle pilots. The personality of the third generation battle pilots is more selfª²confident and emotionally stable, which are important factors in the mental status of pilots. ......