Psychological adjustment characteristics of Armed Police recruits during different training stages
SUN Xiangping1, ZHAO Wei2, CHEN Aihong3
1. Department of Military Psychology, Politics Institute of Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces, Shanghai 200435, China; 2. Department of Hospital Affair, Shanghai Municipal Corps Hospital, Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces, Shanghai 201103, China; 3.Outpatient Department, Urumqi Command College of Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces, Urumqi 830049, China
Abstract:Objective To investigate the psychological adjustment characteristics of Armed Police recruits during different training stages. Methods A total of 80 Armed Police recruits were investigated by using SCL-90 and Recruit Adaptability Questionnaire during the different training time points(The second day of training, earlier in the third week, earlier in the sixth week, earlier in the ninth week, the end of eleventh week). Results There were significant differences in the scores of SCL-90 six factors (somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility and other) at five time points[somatization:(1.52±0.62), (1.72±0.59), (1.65±0.65), (1.88±0.58), (1.71±0.61), F=3.634, P=0.006]. There were significant differences in the scores of recruit adaptability questionnaire in five factors (the military role perceptions, interpersonal relationships, physical and psychological symptoms, environmental adjustment, coping strategies) at four time points[e.g., the military role perceptions: (20.36±5.60), (15.89±5.28), (16.16±4.76), (14.48±5.53), F=18.274, P<0.001]. Conclusions The psychological behavior of the recruits present the phase change during the first training stage.