THE RELATIONSHIP OF ANXIETY DEGREES WITH THE COPING MECHANISMS FOR PRE-DUTY SOLDIERS COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION 9/1 KOSTRAD IN MILITARY OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR (DISASTER MANAGEMENT) Arlisa Wulandari, Sutrisno, Siti Annisa, Irwanto Ichlas
Fakultas Kedokteran UNJANI Cibeber, Kec. Cimahi Sel., Kota Cimahi, Jawa Barat 40531
email korepodensi: arlisawulandari[at]yahoo.com
Abstract
The Indonesian National Army (TNI) is a servant of the state who has a challenging task because they must have good physical and mental readiness to protect the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). One of the mandatory tasks of the TNI is Military Operations Other than War (MOOTW). The frequent assignments followed cause soldiers to be vulnerable to stress. They have a high risk of anxiety symptoms when they are about to be assigned tasks, especially for soldiers who do not have previous duty experience. One way to reduce anxiety and stress symptoms is by using a coping mechanism strategy. Soldiers^ coping responses can be in the form of adaptive or maladaptive coping responses, so the degree of anxiety in soldiers will affect the coping responses that arise. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the degree of anxiety and the coping mechanisms of the new Yonzipur 9/1 Kostad soldiers in implementing MOOTW. The research is analytical observational with the subject of new TNI soldiers Yonzipur 9/1 Kostrad, using the Zung Self Anxiety Scale questionnaire and the Jaloweic Coping Scale questionnaire. The results showed that most respondents were not anxious when assigned to OMSP (94.4%) with an adaptive coping mechanism response (86.7%). In comparison, the remaining 4.4% experienced mild anxiety (4.4%) and moderate anxiety. (1.1%). Generally, the age of the respondents is 22 years old, and the majority have never had experience in MOOTW. The Conclusion of the research is that there is a relationship between the degree of anxiety and the coping mechanisms of pre-duty soldiers at Yonzipur 9/1 Kostrad.
Keywords: TNI, MOOTW, disaster management, Anxiety, Coping Mechanism
