Does Emotional Labor Increase the Risk of Suicidal Ideation among Firefighters?
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 179-185, 2020.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-782193
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To investigate whether emotional labor is associated with suicidal ideation in Korean firefighters.MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Data were obtained from the Firefighter Research Enhancement of Safety & Health (FRESH) Study, which was designed to investigate the effects of job characteristics on mental and physical health among Korean firefighters. A total of 18101 firefighters were chosen from a nationwide sample. The Korean Emotional Labor Scale (K-ELS) was used to evaluate exposure to emotional labor, which consisted of five sub-factors emotional demand and regulation, overload and conflict in customer service, emotional disharmony and hurt, organizational surveillance and monitoring, and lack of a supportive and protective system in the organization.RESULTS:
Firefighters who were in the risk group were more likely to experience suicidal ideation than those in the normal group for each of the five sub-scales of emotional labor. The estimated mean values for suicidal ideation in the risk group were significantly higher than those in the normal group 1.667 (95% CI 1.344–2.069) for emotional demand and regulation, 1.590 (95% CI 1.243–2.033) for overload and conflict in customer service, 2.409 (95% CI 1.954–2.969) for emotional disharmony and hurt, 2.214 (95% CI 1.832–2.676) for organizational surveillance and monitoring, and 1.665 (95% CI 1.387–1.999) for lack of a supportive and protective system in the organization.CONCLUSION:
These results suggest that experience and exposure to chronic and excessive emotional labor might play a crucial role in the development of suicidal ideation among firefighters.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Firefighters
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Suicidal Ideation
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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