Posttraumatic Growth and Related Factors in Firefighters / 정신간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
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: 124-133, 2017.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-172844
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purposes of this study were to investigate the posttraumatic growth, a positive mental and psychological change and related factors experienced by firefighters, in order to prevent PTSD and to for use as basic data for mental health promotion.METHODS:
This study was a descriptive research study with 186 firefighters working in two fire stations in Busan Metropolitan City. It was conducted from August 1 to 31, 2015. There were 5 research tools in the structured survey, including IES-R-K, Resilience Scale, FACES-III, OCQ, and K-PTGI. Collected data were analyzed with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS/WIN 18.0.RESULTS:
The related factors affecting posttraumatic growth in firefighers were family cohesion (β=.15, p=.044), organizational commitment (β=.61, p<.001), gender (β=.16, p=.023) and amount of work experience in the current field (β=.28, p=.001). The explanatory power of these factors for posttraumatic growth was 43.1%.CONCLUSION:
The results indicate a need to develop and distribute intervention programs that focus on strengthening the resilience of individuals, organizational commitment and family cohesion to promote post-traumatic growth, instead of focusing on crisis intervention and follow-up programs after traumatic experiences.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Linear Models
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Mental Health
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Follow-Up Studies
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Crisis Intervention
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Firefighters
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Fires
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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