Citation

Smith TD, DeJoy DM, Dyal MA, Huang G. Arch. Environ. Occup. Health 2019; 74(4): 215-222.

Affiliation

Purdue University , School of Industrial Engineering , West Lafayette , IN , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/19338244.2017.1395789

PMID

29068787

Abstract

Little research has explored burnout and its causes in the American fire service. Data were collected from career firefighters in the southeastern United States (n = 208) to explore these relationships. A hierarchical regression model was tested to examine predictors of burnout including sociodemographic characteristics (model 1), work pressure (model 2), work stress and work-family conflict (model 3) and interaction terms (model 4). The main findings suggest that perceived work stress and work-family conflict emerged as the significant predictors of burnout (both p<.001). Interventions and programs aimed at these predictors could potentially curtail burnout among firefighters.

Language: en

Keywords

burnout; firefighter; health and safety; stress; work family conflict