title: Acute stress responses in Chinese soldiers performing various military tasks.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032 China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, Chinese Science Academy, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101 China.
authors.forename: Tengxiao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032 China.
authors.forename: Danmin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032 China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
keywords: Acute stress; Chinese soldiers; Major tasks