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The importance of manager support for the mental health and well-being of ambulance personnel

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  • Katherine Petrie
  • Aimée Gayed
  • Bridget T Bryan
  • Mark Deady
  • Ira Madan
  • Anita Savic
  • Zoe Wooldridge
  • Isabelle Counson
  • Rafael A Calvo
  • Nicholas Glozier
  • Samuel B Harvey

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Interventions to enhance mental health and well-being within high risk industries such as the emergency services have typically focused on individual-level factors, though there is increasing interest in the role of organisational-level interventions. The aim of this study was to examine the importance of different aspects of manager support in determining the mental health of ambulance personnel. A cross-sectional survey was completed by ambulance personnel across two Australian states (N = 1,622). Demographics, manager support and mental health measures were assessed. Hierarchical multiple linear regressions were conducted to determine the explanatory influence of the employee’s perception of the priority management places upon mental health issues (manager psychosocial safety climate) and managers’ observed behaviours (manager behaviour) on employee common mental disorder and well-being within ambulance personnel. Of the 1,622 participants, 123 (7.6%) were found to be suffering from a likely mental disorder. Manager psychosocial safety climate accounted for a significant amount of the variance in levels of employee common mental health disorder symptoms (13%, p

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  • Katherine Petrie & Aimée Gayed & Bridget T Bryan & Mark Deady & Ira Madan & Anita Savic & Zoe Wooldridge & Isabelle Counson & Rafael A Calvo & Nicholas Glozier & Samuel B Harvey, 2018. "The importance of manager support for the mental health and well-being of ambulance personnel," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0197802
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197802
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