Abstract:

The research study focuses on the use of coping strategies in the Army of the Czech Republic. The main objective was to identify preferences in the use of coping strategies of military students of the University of Defense in Brno - future commanders. The research sample consisted of 130 respondents, 122 of whom were men and 8 women. Key strategies were identified using the SVF 78 questionnaire. We applied descriptive statistics methods. By analyzing the results it was found that military students mostly chose the coping strategy control of situation and the last strategy of resignation. Compared to the ordinary civilian population, the soldiers achieved significantly better results.