Objective      To investigate the characteristics of emotion regulation in the soldiers from Second Artillery Force

and provide the basis for the formulation of emotion regulation program.       Methods      Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) was used to survey 1 420 officers and soldiers from Second Artillery Force. The obtained parameters were compared for emotion regulation differences among different ages

education levels

position levels and adaptation statuses.       Results      ①There were significant differences in cognitive reappraisal and expression suppression scores in different ages (P0.05)

and cognitive reappraisal score was increased along with the age

while the expression suppression was decreased with age;  ②There was no significant difference in cognitive reappraisal among different position levels (P0.05)

but was in expression suppression (P0.05). The officers had the lower expression suppression score when compared with the soldiers and non-commissioned officers (P0.05);  ③Significant differences were seen in cognitive reappraisal and expression suppression among those with different education levels (P0.05). Those with bachelor degree above had higher cognitive reappraisal score expression and lower expression suppression score than those with lower education levels;  ④There were significant difference in cognitive reappraisal score in those with different adaptation statuses (P0.05)

but not in expression suppression (P0.05). The soldiers well adapted had the higher cognitive reappraisal score than those from other groups (P0.05).       Conclusion      The soldiers from Second Artillery Force have different emotion regulation characteristics in ages

positions

education levels and adaptation statuses. So these factors should be considered into emotion regulation training program.