Effects of Social Support on Post-Traumatic Stress of Firefighters
AUTHORS
Sung-Sim Lee,Dept. of Nursing, Saekyung College, 197, Hasong-ro, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
Sookyoung Jeong,Dept. of Nursing, Saekyung College, 197, Hasong-ro, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
Young-Soon Choi,Dept. of Nursing, Kangwon National University, Samcheck-si, Gangwon-do, 25949, Republic of Korea
ABSTRACT
This study was attempted to provide basic data on mental health by identifying factors affecting the post-traumatic stress of firefighting officers. The data collection was conducted from October 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018, with the consent of the target person and the questionnaire was conducted. The number of participants used in the final analysis was 138. The questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, social support and post-traumatic stress. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 statistical program using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and Multiplier regression. The results of this study showed that the difference in social support according to general characteristics was the result of work experience, subjective health state and in post-traumatic stress, statistically significant differences were shown in subjective health state, feeling the need for counseling, and mental health service experience. Post-traumatic stress showed a static negative correlation with emotional support, information support, material support, and evaluation support. But social support showed a positive correlation with all of the subdomain.
KEYWORDS
Firefighter, Social support, Post-traumatic stress, Health
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