Dowdall-Thomae Cynthia, Gilkey John, Larson Wanda, Arend-Hicks Rebecca
Northwest Fire District, Behavioral Health and Community Services Division, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2012;14(4):269-81.
The present study examined coping strategies used by firefighters, the relationship between appraisals and coping strategies used, and the relationship between transitional coping strategies used and outcome coping efficacy for mental preparedness. Firefighter coping strategies of problem focused coping and seeking social support were found to have positive significant relationships to outcome coping efficacy, after transitioning from one critical incident to a second. The coping strategies of blamed self wishful thinking, and avoidance appear to have a negative significant relationship to outcome coping efficacy. Additionally, the appraisals of challenge and positive reappraisal to meet the challenge appear to have a positive significant relationship to problem focused coping and seeking social support. These findings on outcome coping efficacy may be of help to firefighters for rehabilitative efforts after traumatic incidents when used in the Peer Support Review intervention model.
本研究考察了消防员所采用的应对策略、评估与所采用应对策略之间的关系，以及过渡性应对策略与心理准备结果应对效能之间的关系。研究发现，在从一个关键事件过渡到第二个关键事件后，消防员以问题为中心的应对和寻求社会支持的应对策略与结果应对效能呈显著正相关。自责、一厢情愿的想法和回避等应对策略似乎与结果应对效能呈显著负相关。此外，对挑战的评估以及为应对挑战而进行的积极重新评估似乎与以问题为中心的应对和寻求社会支持呈显著正相关。当这些关于结果应对效能的研究结果应用于同伴支持审查干预模型时，可能有助于消防员在创伤事件后进行康复努力。
