A cross-temporal meta-analysis of changes in social support of Chinese soldiers
LI Fengzhan
LI Mengze
SONG Lei
JIN Yinchuan
Abstract：Objective To explore the changing law of social support of Chinese soldiers and its relationship with social change.Methods A cross-temporal meta-analysis was conducted on 42 datasets(n=29 532)reporting social support scores of Chinese soldiers from 2001 to 2019,mainly using correlation analysis and regression analysis.Results ①From 2001 to 2019,the total score of social support and objective support score of Chinese soldiers were significantly positively correlated with the year of data collection.The age of data collection could explain 23%of the variation in the total score of social support and 52%of the variation in objective support.②The total score of social support and objective support score were positively correlated with some social indicators(gross domestic product,defense expenditure),and these social indicators could effectively predict changes in social support and objective support levels.Conclusion The overall level of social support of Chinese soldiers shows an upward trend,and this trend is mainly reflected in the dimension of objective support,while the change of subjective support and utilization of support is not significant.This trend is best explained by socioeconomic changes over the past 19 years.
Keywords：cross-temporal meta-analysissoldiersocial supportsocial change
Publication Date：2024-09-28
Online Publishing Date：2026-08-26(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 966-971 )