01-09
Personality styles and anxious symptoms in young people who perform military service in Chorrillos and Rímac
Authors: Leslie Yajhaira Morilla Espinoza y Marghory Judith García Romero
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Objective: to determine the relationship between personality styles and anxious symptomatology in young men who are completing military service in Chorrillos and Rímac, Lima. Materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional correlational study. The sample consists of 109 male soldiers aged 18 to 25 years. The sampling method was non-probabilistic. The Millon Inventory of Personality Styles (MIPS), the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (IDARE), and a sociodemographic form were used as instruments. Stata 15 was used for statistical analysis, and Chi-Square, Kruskal Wallis, and ANOVA tests were used, and the Shapiro Wilk test was used for the normality test. Results: a significant relationship was found between conformity and state anxiety (p=0.03). In addition, a significant relationship was found between expectations of military service and some sub-scales of personality styles: sensation (p=0.00), systematization (p=0.04). Conclusion: conformity is related to state anxiety, as disciplined and respectful individuals are required for easy adherence to military life. In addition, sensation, systematization, and expectations of military service are associated, as these cognitive styles allow them to show a high degree of commitment and good availability to perform their service, allowing them to participate in training activities with pleasure. Finally, acquiring knowledge through direct experience through their senses generates satisfaction, which in turn makes them efficient and able to adapt to the smallest details of military life.