Niveles de estrés en militares en servicio pasivo de la asociación de militares en servicio pasivo de las FF.AA. “Veteranos de guerra y anexos” de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, durante el periodo del 2020-2021

Abstract

In the military profession, one is in constant contact with various stressors, due to the very fact of belonging to an organization that seeks rigidity, indoctrination and obedience when carrying out various activities, even more so, when the military participates in war, As is the case of the studied population that participated in the CENEPA War, they must face and solve the stress developed by themselves, the same one that produces biopsychosocial affectations. For this research, the Melgosa stress inventory was used, in which 87 soldiers in passive service participated. We can see that in the passive service military over 60 years of age, most of them present low stress, on the other hand, those who are less than 60 years of age present to a greater extent normal stress. Responding to the results, it can be concluded that in the population over 60 years of age a highlight of 48% is found in zone 2, which represents a low level of stress, while the subjects under 60 years of age stand out in zone 3 calling a normal level of stress, with 54% of the population, that is to say, in general, stress is not perceived to a great extent, however, it should be borne in mind that in a smaller percentage there are soldiers who need from a mental health professional, to be able to continue in your working life with a good performance and even that no parameter of your life is affected.

Keywords: military, stress, mental health, research, psychology.