Chen Yaru, Li Xiaohui, Chen Chen, An Yuanyuan, Shi Junyi, Huang Jiali, Zhao Yuqing
School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, PRChina.
School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Aug;16(4):1476-1481. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.155. Epub 2021 Jun 28.
The study aims to explore the effects of avoidant coping on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and job burnout among firefighters, and to examine the mediating role of perceived social support on the relationship between avoidant coping and PTSS and job burnout.
Assessments including the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), Coping Style Inventory (CSI), and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) were conducted among 431 firefighters studying in a school specializing in training firemen in Nanjing, China.
The results show that: (1) Avoidant coping was positively related to PTSS and job burnout among firefighters; and (2) avoidant coping was positively related to PTSS and job burnout through the mediating effect of perceived social support.
These findings not only provide guiding information for relevant departments to prevent mental health issues of firefighters in the future, but also enlighten the psychological intervention for firefighters, that is, to encourage firefighters to actively face and solve problems and adopt positive coping styles, as well as offer them more care and support whenever possible.
本研究旨在探讨回避应对方式对消防员创伤后应激症状（PTSS）和职业倦怠的影响，并检验感知社会支持在回避应对与PTSS及职业倦怠关系中的中介作用。
对在中国南京一所专门培训消防员的学校学习的431名消防员进行了评估，评估内容包括《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第5版创伤后应激障碍检查表（PCL - 5）、马氏职业倦怠量表通用版（MBI - GS）、应对方式量表（CSI）和感知社会支持量表（PSSS）。
结果表明：（1）回避应对方式与消防员的PTSS和职业倦怠呈正相关；（2）回避应对方式通过感知社会支持的中介作用与PTSS和职业倦怠呈正相关。
这些研究结果不仅为相关部门未来预防消防员心理健康问题提供了指导信息，也为消防员的心理干预提供了启示，即鼓励消防员积极面对和解决问题，采用积极的应对方式，并尽可能给予他们更多的关心和支持。
