OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (14): 1919-1923.

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Research on psychological stress level and multi dimensional impact mechanism of grassroots officers and soldiers in Northwest China

BAI Guihuaa, REN Yonggangb, HE Jiaoc, LU Shiyangd   

  1. a Department of Respiratory Medicine,b Department of Neurology,c Department of Information and Economic Management,d Department of General Surgery,Air Force Hospital of PLA Central Theater Command,Datong,Shanxi 037000,China
  • Received:2024-09-24 Revised:2024-10-21 Online:2025-07-15 Published:2025-12-12
  • Contact: HE Jiao,Engineer,E-mail:epwqchdi@sina.com

Abstract: Objective To understand the psychological stress level of grassroots officers and soldiers in Northwest China,explore the relationship of psychological resilience,emotional expression,emotional regulation and psychological stress in grassroots officers and soldiers. Methods From October to December 2023,the general data questionnaire,psychological stress self-evaluation test(PEST),Connor-Davidson resilience scale(CD-RISC),Berkeley expressivity questionnaire(BEQ) and emotion regulation questionnaire(ERQ) were applied to survey 699 grassroots officers and soldiers,and the data were analyzed. Results After T-score transformation,the total score of psychological stress level in grassroots officers and soldiers was (53.01±1.75)points,and there were 154 people(22.03%) with score higher than the mean of this study(53.01 points) and 94 people with score >70 points(13.45%). There were statistically significant differences in the psychological stress level among grassroots officers and soldiers with different gender,age,identity,military category,place of growth,education level,working environment and number of jobs(all P<0.05). The age,hardiness and cognitive reappraisal strategies were the influencing factors of psychological stress level,and the explanatory rate reached 11.0%(P<0.05). Conclusions 22.03% of the grassroots officers and soldiers have the psychological stress level above the average. The age,hardiness and cognitive reappraisal strategies are the influencing factors of the psychological stress level. It is necessary to pay attention to resilience,emotional expression and age difference of the officers and soldiers to maintain their mental health.

Key words: Psychological stress, Psychological resilience, Emotional expression, Emotion regulation, Grassroots officers and soldiers

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