The Factors Influencing on Stress Coping and Resilience 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. 346, Hwangjo-gil, Samcheck, 25949, Republic of Korea.
ABSTRACT
This study was attempted to provide basic data on mental health by identifying factors affectting the resilience of firefighting officers. The data collection was conducted from May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018, with the consent of the target person and the questionnaire was conducted. The number of participants used in the final analysis was 147. The questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, stress coping, and resilience. 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 resilience according to general characteristics was the result of subjective health condition, stress relief method, and subjective health condition in stress coping. Resilience showed a static correlation with stress coping, and stress coping showed a positive correlation between active coping and passive coping.
KEYWORDS
firefighters, resilience, stress, coping behavior
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