Hardiness in Professional Spanish Firefighters

Vega, Ricardo de la; Ruíz, Roberto; Gómez, Juan Carlos; Rivera, Oswaldo

doi:10.2466/15.pms.117x19z4

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“…In the context of studies of firefighters, it is worth highlighting Chen-Lin's recent work (2014), which concludes that flow state has a positive influence on work satisfaction in volunteer firefighters. However, studies about this topic have not been performed in professional firefighters (De la Vega, Ruiz, Gómez, & Rivera, 2013).…”

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Flow in Firefighters and Its Relationship With Performance in High-Risk Tasks: Preliminar Research

Vega

García

Ruíz-Barquín

et al. 2015

PSYCHOLOGIA -An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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Flow is an operational mental state in which people is fully immersed in a performed activity. The aim of this study was to measure in professional firefighters flow and its relationship with performance in tasks with a high risk component. The state of flow was assessed by the Flow State Scale (FSS) in six professional firefighters during a simulation of a traffic accident (STA), together with their expected and perceived performance. Results indicated that firefighters reached high levels of flow during their work performance in risky tasks potentially generating high levels of stress.Adequate performance values and a positive correlation between flow and expected or perceived performance were obtained. Quantitative results were complemented by qualitative interviews after STA. Data obtained emphasize the relevance of flow study in those professions involving conditions of high risk.

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Flow in Firefighters and Its Relationship With Performance in High-Risk Tasks: Preliminar Research

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et al. 2015

PSYCHOLOGIA -An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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“…It is also recommended that resilience training be implemented to pre-empt potentially negative reactions of exposure to traumatic events, which may increase resilient responses following potentially traumatic circumstances (Pietrantoni and Prati, 2008; de la Vega et al , 2013). This echoes Sheehan et al 's (2004) recommendation for specialized pre-crisis education focussing on critical incident stress management.…”

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“…They may be exposed to mass casualty incidents or firefighter death (SOP Center, 2010), leading to strong emotional reactions (Paton et al , 2000). Whilst emergency responders often demonstrate the ability to deal with said challenges (Shakespeare-Finch, 2011; de la Vega et al , 2013), continued exposure risks effective functioning (Rutkow et al , 2011) and development of mental health problems (Pietrantoni and Prati, 2008; Lee et al , 2014; Bobko; Kamin, 2015), including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Marmar et al , 1999; Laposa et al , 2003). Indeed, sickness-absence records show mental illness to be a common cause of firefighter absence (Governance, Audit and Scrutiny Committee, 2013).…”

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Facilitators and barriers to developing firefighter resilience

Conway

Waring

2020

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PurposeDeveloping resilience is vital for firefighters and other practitioners exposed to trauma as part of their day-to-day work in maintaining physical and mental resilience. However, further understanding of what factors facilitate and hinder the development of firefighter resilience and why is needed. The current study evaluates efficacy of support mechanisms currently in place and develops an evidence base for interventions to support development of firefighter resilience.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 firefighters from across two regions in the United Kingdom, the Northwest and Southeast of England. Thematic analysis was used to analyse transcripts, highlighting themes within, and across, services to identify what factors affect development of firefighter resilience and why.FindingsThematic analysis highlighted four key themes shared by firefighters across regions: “informal support”, “formal support”, “basic welfare measures” and “trust”. Importantly, how effective formal measures are perceived to be and the willingness for firefighters to access these resources was dependent upon the level of trust held in senior management. Firefighters across locations highlighted levels of trust were affected by industrial actions which created divides. Accordingly, one way firefighter resilience may be further promoted is by altering how formal support mechanisms are accessed.Originality/valueAlthough existing research has found factors which promote resilience of firefighters, evaluation of specific services is lacking. The current research highlights areas among two UK services where resilience is effectively being promoted and areas for potential improvement.

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“…Several of the selected studies found that firefighters are able to rely on personal and social resources to effectively cope with adversity, revealing high levels of resilience despite the frequent exposure to PTE (Blaney and Brunsden, 2015;Crowe et al, 2017;De la Vega and Ruiz, 2013;Meyer et al, 2012;Pietrantoni and Prati, 2008). Moreover, resilience seems to buffer against PTSD (Kim et al, 2018;Lee et al, 2014;Meyer et al, 2012;Onyedire et al, 2017;Shepherd et al, 2017), depression and anxiety (Khadem et al, 2017;Meyer et al, 2012;Straud et al, 2018) and burnout (Kaplan et al, 2017).…”

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Resilience of firefighters exposed to potentially traumatic events: a literature review

Laureys

Easton

2020

IJES

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the empirical literature on the resilience of firefighters related to potentially traumatic events (PTE). This paper identifies how resilience is defined in this particular research field, reveals trends in applied research methods and examines the main topics addressed in previous research.Design/methodology/approachWeb of Science, PsycARTICLES and Google Scholar databases were searched, as well as a secondary manual screening of the reference lists of all the selected studies and Dutch academic journals. Based on this review, 54 empirical articles were included in the current paper.FindingsFirstly, this paper revealed that there is no consensus in how to define the concept of resilience in this specific research area. A second observation was that most of the selected studies used a quantitative, cross-sectional research design. Finally, the 54 empirical studies provided insights on six topics: the role of the organization, demographic factors, personal characteristics, coping strategies, social support and the reactions of firefighters in the aftermath of PTE. Comparing the empirical results was challenged by the different interpretations and denominations of the concept of resilience and the myriad of measurement techniques applied across the selected articles.Originality/valueThis literature review discovered some promising avenues for future research regarding resilience of firefighters. Moreover, it demonstrated that studying resilience is particularly interesting as the identification of supporting factors leads to a better understanding of how to enhance the well-being, job satisfaction and job performance of firefighters.

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Hardiness in Professional Spanish Firefighters

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Flow in Firefighters and Its Relationship With Performance in High-Risk Tasks: Preliminar Research

Flow in Firefighters and Its Relationship With Performance in High-Risk Tasks: Preliminar Research

Facilitators and barriers to developing firefighter resilience

Resilience of firefighters exposed to potentially traumatic events: a literature review

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