Abstract
We explored the predictive power of the Person-in-the-Rain drawing test (PITR) as an alternative psychological test for understanding and evaluating soldiers’ unit cohesion. The participants were 204 conscript soldiers who serve a mandatory military service. They completed the PITR and the Unit Cohesion Scale. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. As a result, the PITR resource score and the coping capacity score correlated positively with unit cohesion. The regression analysis confirmed that the PITR resource score had a statistically significant influence on unit cohesion. This study provides empirical evidence to support the possibility of using PITR as a projection test to predict soldiers’ unit cohesion.
Highlights
People experience various changes throughout their lives
We explored the relationships between Person-in-the-Rain drawing test (PITR) responses and unit cohesion among army soldiers
There was a significant correlation between the Coping Capacity Score and unit cohesion, while the Stress Score in this study exhibited no significant correlations with unit cohesion
Summary
People experience various changes throughout their lives. Rapid changes in the environment can be a great stress, especially when they are inevitable. One of the important variables affecting military life adaptation is unit cohesion (Siebold, 2007; Seol, 2018; Williams et al, 2016). For soldiers who live in barracks, unit cohesion plays an important role in overall mental health, and in achieving individual needs and goals. Unit cohesion occurs during the performance of a group task and is characterized by a willingness to solve problems together in the process of achieving group goals (Wang, Ying, Jiang, & Klein, 2006). The stronger the unit cohesion within the group, the more positive and frequent the social interactions tend to be and the better the individuals’ ability to cope in crisis situations; overall adjustment of group members was shown to improve (Carless & De Paola, 2000)
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