[Relationship between coping behavior and mental health of military medical laboratory scientists and technicians].
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship of coping behavior and mental health of military medical researchers and technicians.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey was conducted, using the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and self-rating scale of coping behavior, among 325 military medical laboratory scientists and technicians with different professional titles.


RESULTS
The anxiety and depression scores of the military medical researchers and technicians were 30 +/- 6 and 37 +/- 8 respectively, both significantly lower than those of the national norm (34 +/- 6 and 42 +/- 11 respectively, both P < 0.01). The depression score of the associate chief technicians was 42 +/- 7, significantly higher than those of the medical researchers and technicians with any other professional titles (all P < 0.05), and the anxiety score of the associate chief technicians was 32 +/- 7, significantly higher than that of the research fellows (28 +/- 4, P < 0.05). The seeking help score of the associate chief technicians was 2.8 +/- 0.5, not significantly different from that of the associate research fellows (2.8 +/- 0.5), but significantly lower than those of the military medical researchers and technicians with any other titles (all P < 0.01). The self-blame score of the associate chief technicians was 1.9 +/- 0. 6, significantly higher than that of the assistant research fellows (1.0 +/- 0.6, P <0.01) and that of the research fellows (1.6 +/- 0.6, P <0.05). Correlation and regression analysis showed that active coping behaviors were significantly positively correlated with depression (r1 = -0.519) and anxiety (r3 = -0.348); and negative coping behaviors were significantly negatively correlated with depression (r2 = 0.314) and anxiety (r4 = 0.407).


CONCLUSIONS
Coping behavior has significant influence on the medical researchers and technician. Increasing seeking help and decreasing self-blame and imagination help release the anxiety and depression among the medical researchers and technicians.
Tan
Yan
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Institute of Psychology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. tanyancc1@yahoo.com.cn
Yang
Jun
J
Zhang
Fang-Fang
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Gao
Wen-Bin
WB
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D008887:Military Medicine; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult