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Coping Styles and Social Support in Emergency Workers: Family as a Resource

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  • Cinzia NOVARA

    (Researcher in Dynamic Psychology, Department of Psychological, Educational and Training Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.)

  • Maria GARRO

    (Senior researcher in Social Psychology, Department of Psychological, Educational and Training Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.)

  • Giuseppe DI RIENZO

    (Pedagogist, Cooperative L'Albero della Vita, Palermo, Italy.)

Abstract

The nature of the job of people working in emergency situations is such that they may experience high levels of stress. The study analyses the relationship between social support and coping in 182 Emergency Service professionals of three professional categories operating in dangerous situations: military, frontier police and firemen. The research confirms the relationship between coping and social support, emphasising the importance of the family source. The results also confirm what has been reported in literature about the prevalence of situational coping for professionals working in emergency situations. In this area, such research may provide a base for developing stress management programs in emergencies and for protecting and reinforcing the wellness of emergency workers, who, in turn, are victims as well.

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  • Cinzia NOVARA & Maria GARRO & Giuseppe DI RIENZO, 2015. "Coping Styles and Social Support in Emergency Workers: Family as a Resource," Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 7(1), pages 129-140, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev1rl:v:7:y:2015:i:1:p:129-140
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    1. Turker Tugsal, 2017. "Work-Life Balance and Social Support as Predictors of Burnout: An Exploratory Analysis," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 7(3), pages 117-138, March.

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    Keywords

    Social support; Coping styles; Emergency workers; Stress management.;
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    JEL classification:

    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate

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