ArticlePsychological services2019
Perceptions of belongingness and social support attenuate PTSD symptom severity among firefighters: A multistudy investigation.
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- "Left Out at the Kitchen Table": Exploring Peer Support Needs Among Women Firefighters.American journal of industrial medicine · 2026Article
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- The relationship between perceived social support and post-traumatic stress disorder in Jordanian women experiencing intimate partner violence.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a Mind-Body Intervention at Improving Mental Health and Performance Among Career Firefighters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- A brief descriptive analysis of a pilot study of peer support training and supervision for Texas firefighters.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2024Article
- Return to Work Experiences of Ontario Public Safety Personnel with Work-Related Psychological Injuries.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Views on the Functionality and Use of the PeerConnect App Among Public Safety Personnel: Qualitative Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Insecure Adult Attachment Style and PTSD Symptom Severity among Firefighters: The Role of Distress Tolerance.Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma · 2023Article
- Career versus volunteer firefighters: Differences in perceived availability and barriers to behavioral health care.Psychological services · 2022Article
- The Bidirectional Relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Social Support in a 9/11-Exposed Cohort: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Firefighters experience high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is imperative to identify malleable factors that protect against the development of PTSD symptoms among this population. We examined whether perceptions of belongingness broadly (Study 1) and social support from supervisors, coworkers, and family/friends specifically (Study 2) are associated with lower PTSD symptom severity among firefighters. Study 1 included 840 U.S. firefighters (91.1% male); participants completed the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire and PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version. Study 2 included 200 U.S. women firefighters exposed to a Criterion A traumatic event; participants completed the Generic Job Stress Questionnaire, Life Events Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5, and PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5. Linear regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for the number of years participants served as firefighters. Greater belongingness broadly (Study 1; b = -0.740, p < .001) as well as social support specifically (Study 2) from supervisors (b = -4.615, p < .001), coworkers (b = -4.465, p = .001), and family/friends (b = -3.206, p = .021) were associated with less severe PTSD symptoms. When all sources of social support were entered into a single model, only support from supervisors was significantly associated with lower overall PTSD symptom severity (b = -4.222, p = .004). Belongingness and social support may protect against the development of PTSD among firefighters. Supervisor social support may be particularly salubrious, suggesting that top-down mental wellness promotion within the fire service may be indicated to protect firefighters against PTSD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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