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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.8.3815

The Influence of Field-Shock Experience and Post Traumatic Stress Perceived by Fire Officials upon Somatic Symptoms and Coping Methods  

Moon, Tae-Young (Department of Emergency Medical Service, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.8, 2013 , pp. 3815-3823 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to closely examine the influence of field-shock experience and post traumatic stress perceived by fire officials upon somatic symptoms and coping methods. A survey was carried out targeting 362 male and female fire officials who are working at fire safety centers where are located in Gangwon-do Province. The collected data were used SPSS 19.0 and AMOS 19.0 for Windows. It carried out frequency analysis, factor analysis for validity and reliability, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ analysis, descriptive statistics and correlation. For hypothesis verification, an analysis was carried out by using structural equation modeling. All the statistical analyses were set for the significant level in p<.05. The results are as follows. First, the perceived field-shock stress was indicated to have influence upon post traumatic stress. Second, the perceived field-shock stress was indicated to have influence upon somatic symptom. Third, the perceived field-shock stress was indicated to have influence upon a coping method. Fourth, the post traumatic stress was indicated to have influence upon somatic symptom. Fifth, the post traumatic stress was indicated to have influence upon a coping method. Sixthly, the somatic symptom was indicated to have influence upon a method of coping with stress.
Keywords
Coping Methods; Field-Shock Experience; Fire Officials; Post Traumatic Stress Perceived; Somatic Symptoms;
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