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  • Stress and coping strategies among firefighters and recruits

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    Chamberlin, Michael JA
    Green, Heather J
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Green, Heather J.
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    This study compared psychological distress and coping strategies for three different permanent firefighter groups in South-East Queensland, Australia: recruits (n=42), on-shift firefighters (n=51), and firefighters who had recently attended one of 13 fatal incidents (n=52). Older firefighters reported more general distress but no increase in post-traumatic stress symptoms. Coping strategies tended to be associated with higher distress and post-traumatic stress, but once this general tendency was taken into account, seeking instrumental support was associated with lower post-traumatic stress symptoms. Results support previous ...
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    This study compared psychological distress and coping strategies for three different permanent firefighter groups in South-East Queensland, Australia: recruits (n=42), on-shift firefighters (n=51), and firefighters who had recently attended one of 13 fatal incidents (n=52). Older firefighters reported more general distress but no increase in post-traumatic stress symptoms. Coping strategies tended to be associated with higher distress and post-traumatic stress, but once this general tendency was taken into account, seeking instrumental support was associated with lower post-traumatic stress symptoms. Results support previous findings that cumulative exposure and events outside work contribute to distress in firefighters.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Loss & Trauma
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    6
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2010.519275
    Copyright Statement
    © 2010 Routledge. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors)
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/35275
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