Social support and negative and positive outcomes of experienced traumatic events in a group of male emergency service workers

• Autorzy: Ogińska-Bulik N.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper investigates the relationship between perceived social support in the workplace and both negative (post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms) and positive outcomes (post-traumatic growth) of experienced traumatic events in a group of male emergency service workers. Data of 116 workers representing emergency services (37.1% firefighters, 37.1%, police officers and 30% medical rescue workers) who have experienced a traumatic event in their worksite were analyzed. The range of age of the participants was 21–57 years (M = 35.27; SD = 8.13). Polish versions of the Impact of Event Scale – Revised and the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory were used to assess the negative and positive outcomes of the experienced event. A perceived social support scale was measured by the scale What support you can count on. The data obtained from the study revealed the negative dependence of social support from supervisors with PTSD symptoms and positive – social support from co-workers with post-traumatic growth. Moreover the results of the study indicate the positive relationship between negative and positive outcomes of experienced traumatic events in the workplace. Perceived social support plays a more important role in gaining benefits from trauma than preventing negative outcomes of the experienced traumatic event. Support from co-workers, compared to support from supervisors, has greater importance.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

PTSD symptoms; post-traumatic growth; perceived social support; emergency service workers

PL

nerwica pourazowa; psychologia pracy; aspekt społeczny; służby ratownicze; zespół stresu pourazowego; wsparcie społeczne

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 21, No. 2
• Strony: 119--127
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ogińska-Bulik N.

• University of Łódź, Poland

Uwagi

PL

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