@article{ref1,
title="Association between resiliency and posttraumatic growth in firefighters: the role of stress appraisal",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2015",
author="Ogińska-Bulik, Nina and Kobylarczyk, Magdalena",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="40-48",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to establish the relation between resiliency and the level of positive changes, comprising posttraumatic growth in a group of firefighters experiencing job-related traumatic events and the mediating role of stress appraisal in this relation. The study was performed on a group of 100 firefighters from firefighting and rescue brigades, out of which 75 admitted to experiencing a traumatic event. Firefighters covered by the study were on average 31.51 years old (SD = 6.34). A Polish version of Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the Resiliency Assessment Scale - SPP and Stress Appraisal Questionnaire were used in the study. The results have shown that 22.7% of firefighters displayed low, 58.6% average and 18.7% high intensity of positive changes resulting from a traumatic event. Resiliency poorly correlates with posttraumatic growth, expressed in changes in self-perception, and stronger with stress appraisal, negatively with threat and harm/loss and positively with challenge. Appraisal of stress as a threat and challenge appeared to be mediators of the relationship between resiliency and posttraumatic growth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="10.1080/10803548.2015.1109372",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2015.1109372"
}