Distress Tolerance Among Firefighters: Examining Main and Interactive Effects of Resilience and Mindful Attention

IF 2.8 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Shelby J. McGrew, Maya Zegel, Antoine Lebeaut, Rebecca M. Schwartz, Adam Gonzalez, Anka A. Vujanovic
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Abstract

Background

Firefighting is an intrinsically stressful occupation, and firefighters are routinely confronted with potentially traumatic experiences. Abilities to tolerate distress and to recover from stressful experiences (i.e., resilience) are pertinent to firefighting. Various facets of distress tolerance (DT), defined as the ability to withstand negative emotional and/or physical states, are thus of relevance to fire culture. Emotional distress tolerance (EDT) is the perceived ability to tolerate negative emotional states; distress intolerance (DI) is the perceived inability to tolerate such states; and distress overtolerance (DO) is the tendency to persist through distress despite negative consequences. Resilience may be related to DT among firefighters. Mindful attention, defined as present-focused awareness, may attenuate or moderate that association.

Methods

The present investigation examined the association of resilience and mindful attention with three distinct DT constructs, including perceived EDT, DI, and DO, among a sample of firefighters (N = 106; 93.4% male; 84.9% White; Mage = 42.6, SD = 1.1).

Results

The associations between resilience and (1) EDT; (2) DI; and (3) DO varied across levels of mindful attention. Findings were significant above and beyond the effects of theoretically-relevant covariates.

Conclusions

The present study extends prior research on risk and resilience variables among firefighters. By focusing on psychological mechanisms that are clinically malleable, this work has the potential to inform specialized interventions for firefighter mental wellness.

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消防员的压力承受能力:研究复原力和注意力的主要效应和交互效应
背景消防是一种内在压力很大的职业,消防员经常会面临潜在的创伤经历。耐受痛苦和从压力体验中恢复的能力(即复原力)与消防工作息息相关。因此,被定义为承受负面情绪和/或身体状态的能力的痛苦耐受力(DT)的各个方面都与消防文化相关。情绪困扰耐受力(EDT)是指对负面情绪状态的感知耐受能力;困扰不耐受力(DI)是指对此类状态的感知耐受能力;困扰过度耐受力(DO)是指不顾负面后果坚持承受困扰的倾向。复原力可能与消防员的 DT 有关。方法本调查研究了消防员样本(样本数=106;93.4%为男性;84.9%为白人;年龄=42.6,标准差=1.1)中复原力和正念注意与三个不同的 DT 构建(包括感知到的 EDT、DI 和 DO)之间的关联。结果复原力与(1)EDT;(2)DI 和(3)DO 之间的关联因正念注意水平的不同而不同。结论本研究扩展了之前关于消防员风险和复原力变量的研究。通过关注临床上具有可塑性的心理机制,这项工作有可能为消防员心理健康的专门干预措施提供依据。
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Cognitive Therapy and Research
Cognitive Therapy and Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-
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期刊介绍: Cognitive Therapy and Research (COTR) focuses on the investigation of cognitive processes in human adaptation and adjustment and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It is an interdisciplinary journal welcoming submissions from diverse areas of psychology, including cognitive, clinical, developmental, experimental, personality, social, learning, affective neuroscience, emotion research, therapy mechanism, and pharmacotherapy.
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