Trauma, Health & Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA.
Anxiety Stress Coping. 2012 Jan;25(1):79-91. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2011.567328. Epub 2011 May 24.
The authors evaluated the psychometric properties of the Firefighter Coping Self-Efficacy (FFCSE) Scale, a new measure developed to assess firefighters' perceived competence in managing stressful and traumatic experiences encountered on the job. Two samples of firefighters completed the FFCSE Scale at two different time points. Exploratory factor analysis yielded a unidimensional structure, which was further supported with confirmatory factor analysis using a second sample. Internal consistency of the measure was excellent. Analysis of cross-sectional data indicated FFCSE was positively associated with measures of psychological well-being and social support, and negatively associated with work-related stress and psychological distress. FFCSE also uniquely contributed to the variance in psychological distress, over and above variables previously shown to be associated with distress among this population. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
作者评估了消防员应对自我效能感量表（FFCSE）的心理测量特性，这是一种新开发的衡量消防员在工作中应对压力和创伤性经历的感知能力的工具。两组消防员在两个不同的时间点完成了 FFCSE 量表。探索性因素分析得出了一个单一维度的结构，这一结构在使用第二组样本进行验证性因素分析时得到了进一步支持。该衡量工具的内部一致性非常好。横断面数据分析表明，FFCSE 与心理健康和社会支持的衡量标准呈正相关，与工作相关的压力和心理困扰呈负相关。FFCSE 对心理困扰的变异也有独特的贡献，超过了先前被证明与这一人群的困扰相关的变量。讨论了该研究的意义和对未来研究的建议。
