Association between resiliency and posttraumatic growth in firefighters: the role of stress appraisal

• Autorzy: Ogińska-Bulik N. , Kobylarczyk M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this study was to establish the relation between resiliency and the level of positive changes, comprising posttraumatic growth in a group of firefighters experiencing job-related traumatic events and the mediating role of stress appraisal in this relation. The study was performed on a group of 100 firefighters from firefighting and rescue brigades, out of which 75 admitted to experiencing a traumatic event. Firefighters covered by the study were on average 31.51 years old (SD = 6.34). A Polish version of Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the Resiliency Assessment Scale and Stress Appraisal Questionnaire were used in the study. The results have shown that 22.7% of firefighters displayed low, 58.6% average and 18.7% high intensity of positive changes resulting from a traumatic event. Resiliency poorly correlates with posttraumatic growth expressed in changes in self-perception, and strongly correlates with stress appraisal, negatively correlates with threat and harm/loss and positively correlates with challenge. Appraisal of stress as a threat and challenge appeared to be mediators of the relationship between resiliency and posttraumatic growth.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

positive changes; trauma; posttraumatic growth; resiliency; firefighters

PL

nerwica pourazowa; badanie stresu; odpoczynek po wysiłku; trauma

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 1
• Strony: 40--48
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ogińska-Bulik N.

• Institute of Psychology, University of Łódź, Poland

autor

Kobylarczyk M.

• Institute of Psychology, University of Łódź, Poland

Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.