TITLE:
Emotion and Cognition: The Case of Military Personals
AUTHORS:
Abdelmajid Naceur, Wafa Ferchichi, Rahme Boualleg
KEYWORDS:
Emotion, Stress, Well-Being, Cognition, Coping-Military Personals
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Neuroscience,
Vol.7 No.1,
December
16,
2016
ABSTRACT: Tunisian veterans experienced uncommon circumstances that put their lives in permanent threat. In this context, it is crucial to understand the adaptive strategy they tend to use. Distress takes place when military veterans use ineffective coping styles within a taxing and high demanding context. The aim of the current study was to estimate the link between coping styles, the psychological well-being and work related stress. A second goal is to extend the analyses for clinical diagnosis and providing a specific interpretation of the military’s behavior. We investigated these issues in a qualitative study. Findings are discussed in the context of a theoretical framework of transactional approach. This was a survey with a random sample of military officers stratified by rank (n = 26). Coping strategy scale (CSS), perceived stress (PSS) and psychological well-being (PWBM) were administrated to veterans from different ranks (high ranks and low ranks). Additionally, Chi square frequencies were constructed between the perceived stress scales, coping strategies and psychological well-being. Results were consistent and showed a best fit between perceived stress and ranks of officers (X2 = 0.026, p p