WELLBEING OF MILITARY PERSONNELAS REFLECTED IN SLEEP QUALITY

Abstract

Military service is both physically and mentally demanding, so the purpose of this text is to find the best selection of methods that can describe the wellbeing of soldiers. In this study, we chose two specific military groups that have very different tasks in the Czech Army to determine their actual physical and mental states. The first group was the military Castle Guard, and the second group was military paratroopers. Both of these groups underwent psychological testing of personality, IQ, self-evaluation, cognitive abilities,and the motivation to perform the duties of military service. Physical health was tested by a body composition analysis, health-related biochemical parameters, sleep analysis, and diagnostics on the musculoskeletal apparatus. Our study aimed to find significant associations that have an impact on the wellbeing of elite Czech military units, and for this purpose, we used the association rule learning method. The results of this study demonstrate that the most significant associations were found between wellbeing reflected in life satisfaction and the health condition of soldiers and their quality of sleep.