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Effects of Job-related Stress and Problem Solving Styles on Psychological Distress of Firefighters  

Goh, Jin-Kyung (한국사이버대학교 상담학과)
Park, Jae-Sung (한국사이버대학교 소방방재학과)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.24, no.6, 2010 , pp. 133-138 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is aimed to investigate the relationship between job-related stressor, problem solving style and psychological distress and the effects of job-related stress and problem solving style on psychological distress of firefighters. The Job-related Stress Scale, Problem Solving Style Questionnaire, and the Symptom Checklist-Revised (SCL-90-R) were administered to 148 firefighters working in Seoul and Gyounggi. Correlation analysis revealed that job-related stress, problem-solving styles such as helplessness and problem-solving control correlated positively with psychological distress and that problem-solving confidence and approaching style correlated negatively with it. Multiple regression analysis showed that job-related negative cognition and emotion, helplessness and approaching style accounted for 43% of the variance in the psychological distress. Among problem-solving styles, helplessness had the highest predictive power for psychological distress. Self-reported helplessness is an important determinant of firefighters' reactions to problematic situations encountered in their job.
Keywords
Job-related stress; Problem-solving styles; Psychological distress; Helplessness;
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