一般军事支持量表:对因子结构和心理相关的检查
Casey L Straud1,2,3, Kiara H Buccellato1,2, Sarah Vacek2
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
概括
一个新的一般军事支持规模 (GMSS) 有效地衡量来自军事单位和非军事来源的社会支持. 这个简短的工具有助于选和监控服务人员.
科学领域:
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 军事社会学 军事社会学
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
背景情况:
- 对于面临部署相关创伤的军事人员来说,社会支持至关重要.
- 现有的军事社会支持措施往往是有限的,需要多种工具.
- 对于军人群体,需要一个简洁的工具来评估各种支持来源.
研究的目的:
- 评估一般军事支持量表 (GMSS) 的心理测量属性.
- 评估GMSS得分与心理健康结果之间的关系.
- 建立GMSS作为军事社会支持的可靠和有效措施.
主要方法:
- 探索性和确认性因子分析 (ESEM) 用于检查GMSS结构.
- 参与者包括1145名部署到伊拉克的美国医疗服务人员.
- 双因素ESEM分析支持了一般因素和特定的子尺度因素.
主要成果:
- GMSS展示了一个强大的三要素结构:军事单位的归属性,军事单位的信任和非军事支持.
- 一个双因素模型表明一个强大的一般社会支持因素.
- GMSS总和分级分数与心理健康结果有显著的关系.
结论:
- 一般军事支持量表 (GMSS) 是对军事社会支持的可靠和有效的简短衡量标准.
- GMSS评估了支持的多个维度,包括单位凝聚力和外部网络.
- 该尺度可用于查和监测服务人员的心理健康.
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