TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Keeping the flame alive: describing marriage and divorce among professional firefighters
JO  - Journal of family issues
A1  - Pennington, Michelle L.
A1  - Coe, Elizabeth
A1  - Dobani, Fatima
A1  - Kruse, Marc I.
A1  - Sanford, Keith
A1  - Meyer, Eric C.
A1  - Gulliver, Suzy B.
SP  - 1617
EP  - 1627
VL  - 43
IS  - 6
N2  - There is a common belief, but little empirical evidence, that firefighters are uniquely vulnerable to divorce. The present study aimed to examine key demographic and occupational factors related to divorce among firefighters. Online survey data (relationship status, relationship history, demographics, and occupational history) were collected from 163 firefighters in an urban city of the Southern United States. Divorced firefighters were older, in fire service longer, and younger at the age of their first marriage compared to non-divorced firefighters. Firefighters who married before joining fire service were more likely to experience divorce than firefighters who married after joining fire service; however, after controlling for age and age at first marriage, this effect became nonsignificant. Divorce was reported by firefighters at greater rates than the general population, and most divorces occurred after entry into fire service. However, non-occupational factors may better explain this trend.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0192-513X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211029256
ID  - ref1
ER  -