Job Stress Level and It's Related Factors in Firefighters

Abstract

This study was designed to assess the factor of influence to occupational stress who work in the field of firefighters and questionnaire was uesd to analyse the stress scores and find the primary factors influence to occupational stress. The number of respondents were 408 who received the refresher training and period of investigation was august 2011 through october 2011. A structured questionnaire was employed to evaluate the participants' socio-demographics, job-related factors, health-related behaviors, occupational stress, reaction factor (fatigue, job satisfaction) and buffer factor (social support). Occupational stress and fatigue were assessed using the Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form (KOSS-SF) and the Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (MFS), respectively. The analysis showed that we found a strong correlation between fatigue, job satisfaction and occupational stress. Occupational stress was associated with an increased risk of fatigue and decreased the job satisfaction. In the multiple regression analysis(stepwise), main factor that influence to occupational stress were job satisfaction, gender, age, processing number for a day, exercise. In logistic regression analyses, a higher occupational stress was associated with higher odds of fatigue(High) and the odds was down by 15.0% after adjustment for job satisfaction, gender, age, processing number for a day, exercise. Thus, a job satisfaction promote program for the reduction of occupational stress and the promotion of firefighters's health is strongly recommended.

Risk factors for fatigue and stress among Korean police officers

“…The discrepancies in stress level are likely due to the characteristics of the subjects in the present study, who tended to be of advanced age, have experience in police organizations, and have an interest in welfare policy; therefore, they seemed to have benefited. Firefighters, who are similar to police officers in many aspects, are reported to have a mean job stress level of 48.60 ± 9.89 on the KOSS 6 ) , which is similar to that in police officers in the present study. In the present study, the overall means and standard deviations of psychosocial stress (PWI-SF) fatigue (MSF) were 21.34 ± 6.61 80.98 ± 17.65, respectively.…”

“…As police officers are in charge of citizens’ safety and are at the frontline of a rapidly changing and complex world, understanding and managing factors threatening the physical and mental health of police officers is important in order for them to be able to fulfill their duties. In particular, chronic job stress and fatigue can threaten physical and mental health 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) , and these have been studied in people of various occupations in Korea and abroad 6 , 7 , 8 ) .…”

The Effects of Number of Fire Dispatches and Other Situational Factors on Voluntary Exercise Training Among Korean Firefighters: A Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis

“…Furthermore, we also included health-related variables such as drinking and smoking. The majority of studies examined the association between drinking and smoking and health outcomes of firefighters [28][29][30], but most of them did not investigate the relationship between such behaviors and ET participation among firefighters. By investigating the clustering of various health behaviors ("syndemic" nature of health behaviors) [31], researchers and practitioners can gain an understanding of whether other health behaviors can be regarded as indicators of ET.…”

How Empowerment and Social Support Affect Occupational Stress of Firefighters

“…소방공무원은 대부분 육체적 활동을 기본으로 직무를 수행하는 특징을 가지고 있으며 화재 진압 시 고열, 연기, 미세먼지, 유독성 화학물 질 등과 같은 위험물질에 노출된다. 소방공무원의 직무는 화재 진압을 넘어 응급구조 · 구급, 생활안전 사고 처리 등 으로 계속 확장되고 있으며 이러한 활동을 수행할 경우 공 무원 자신도 위험에 노출되는 조건에서 역할을 수행하게 된다 (2) . 또한 현대사회의 건물의 대형화, 고층화, 정보화, 소득증가는 사고의 대형화를 가속화 시키고 있으며, 각종 재난의 발생으로 인하여 위급한 상황에서 긴급출동을 하 게 되는 소방공무원들은 직무상 불가피하게 많은 외상성 스트레스 사건을 접하게 된다.…”

“…국내에서는 119 구급대원을 대상으로 한 연구에서 임파워먼트와 직무 만족은 강한 상관관계가 있으며 임파워먼트는 직무만족에 영향을 미침을 나타냈으며 (18) , 간호사들을 대상으로 한 연 구에서는 특히 응급한 상황에서 임파워먼트 지각수준이 높을수록 직무스트레스는 낮아지는 것이 보고되었다 (19) . 국내에서 이루어진 소방공무원을 대상으로 하는 대부분 의 선행연구들은 직무스트레스 수준에 대한 분석, 직무스 트레스와 우울, 삶의 질, 외상후스트레스 장애와 같은 관 련요인들 간의 상관관계 연구 (2,14) , 직무만족, 사회적지지, 스트레스 대처방식 등을 포함하는 직무스트레스 중재 요 인들에 대한 연구 (3) , 그리고 스트레스 관리프로그램의 효 과에 대한 연구로 이루어져 있다 (1) . 반면 외국의 직무스트 레스관련 연구들은 조직 안에서 근로자의 자율성을 높일 수 있는 직무능력 강화 프로그램, 자발적 업무관련 그룹 형성 등의 조직 내 프로그램의 역할 등과 같은 임파워먼트 의 역할을 강조하고 있다 (20) .…”