The role of Filipino masculine ideology on the adaptive coping, psychological well-being and vicarious trauma of first responders

Q1 Social Sciences

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Pub Date : 2018-10-02 DOI:10.1080/17542863.2018.1561736

Bianca Eloise M. Agbayani, Pauline Isabel Aurora Trinidad M. Villaflor, Nadine Pamela B. Villaret, M. Hechanova

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The exposure of first responders to emergencies and disaster puts them at high risk of experiencing vicarious trauma. First responders are typically male and literature suggests that a negative connotation of masculinity creates a stigma that leads to low help-seeking behaviour and poorer psychological outcomes. This study examines Filipino dimensions of masculinity namely perceived cognitive ability, sense of community, and assertive dominance and how these dimensions predict adaptive coping and its outcomes. Surveys of 135 male first responders reveal that perceived cognitive ability and sense of community positively predict adaptive coping. Results also support the hypothesis that adaptive coping mediates the relationship of perceived cognitive ability, and sense of community positively with psychological well-being. However, there was no relationship between assertive dominance and adaptive coping. Rather, assertive dominance predicted vicarious trauma. The results contribute to the literature by showing that masculinity ideologies have both positive and negative relationships with mental health. This has implications on how emergency organizations can help support first responders.

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菲律宾男性意识形态对急救人员适应性应对、心理健康和替代性创伤的影响

急救人员在突发事件和灾难中的暴露使他们处于经历替代性创伤的高风险中。第一反应者通常是男性，文献表明，男性气概的负面内涵会造成一种耻辱，导致寻求帮助的行为减少，心理结果更差。本研究考察了菲律宾男性气质的维度，即感知认知能力、社区意识和自信支配，以及这些维度如何预测适应性应对及其结果。对135名男性急救人员的调查显示，感知认知能力和社区意识对适应性应对有正向预测作用。研究结果也支持了适应性应对在感知认知能力、社区意识与心理健康之间起到正向中介作用的假设。然而，自信支配和适应性应对之间没有关系。相反，武断的支配预示着替代性的创伤。研究结果表明，男性意识形态与心理健康既有积极的关系，也有消极的关系。这对应急组织如何帮助支持第一响应者有影响。

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International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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