Incident-related stressors, locus of control, coping, and psychological distress among firefighters in Northern Ireland

被引：87

作者：

Brown, J ^{[1
]}

Mulhern, G ^{[1
]}

Joseph, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Queens Univ Belfast, Dept Psychol, Belfast, Antrim, North Ireland

来源：

JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS | 2002年 / 15卷 / 02期

关键词：

firefighters; incident-related stressors; locus of control; coping; psychological distress;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1014816309959

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

This study was an investigation into the associations between incident-related stressors, locus of control, coping, and psychological distress in firefighters in Northern Ireland during the time of political violence. Among 248 male firefighters, greater psychological distress was associated with greater frequency of incident-related negative emotions, external locus of control, less task- and emotion-focused coping, and greater avoidance coping. It was also found that the frequency of exposure to incident-related stressors moderated the association between locus of control and psychological distress and that avoidance coping mediated the relationship between locus of control and psychological distress. Avoidance coping accounted for most of the explained variance in psychological distress. These results point to the potential value of coping-skills training in emergency personnel.

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页码：161 / 168

页数：8

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