Objective       To study the effect of resilience training on self-awareness (self acceptance

self-efficacy and self concept) and coping style of warship soldiers.       Methods       One hundred warship soldiers were

selected and divided randomly into a training group (n=45) and a control group (n=55). All of them were tested by Self Acceptance Questionnaire (SAQ)

General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES)

Wallance Self Concept Scale (WSCS) and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) before

during and at the end of training and at 6 months after the training. According to resilience theory and its elements

10 times resilience training was arranged 2 h once per week. The training group was subdivided into a group 1 (n=22) and a group 2 (n=23) by drawing lots

aiming to train the self-awareness

emotion management

interpersonal communication

problem solving and social support of the warship soldiers. Except for 11 shedding subjects

there was no significant difference between the training group and the control group in age

military service

job

education level

average scores of SAQ

GSES and WSCS and the total score of SCSQ before training (

P

0.05).       Results       (1) Compared with the results before training

the scores of SAQ

GSES and WSCS significantly were improved at the end of training and at 6 months after training in the training group (n=39) (

P

0.05

P

0.01)

in which GSES score was increased significantly in the midterm of training (

P

0.01)

and the scores of SAQ and WSCS were increased significantly at the end of training (

P

0.05

P

0.01). Compared with the results before training

the score of positive coping was increased significantly at 6 months after training (

P

0.01)

but no significant difference was observed in negative coping score (

P

0.05); (2) The scores of positive coping at the end of training and at 6 months after training were significantly higher in the training group than in the control group (

P

0.05

P

0.01)

while no significant difference was observed in negative coping style (

P

0.05).       Conclusion       Resilience training can effectively improve warship soldiers’ self-awareness and positive coping ability.