...Marthe Maritsdatter Granlund; Marianne Torp Stensvehagen; Bjørn Tallak T. Bakken; Gerry Larsson Purpose The study aims to gain a deeper understanding of stressors and stress management among Norwegian firefighters in rural areas. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an inductive...

... perspectives. Further to understand the role of private sector business and NGOs in building resilience to violent acts of terrorism in the community, 21 businesses were selected in the two cities of Shikarpur and Sukkur in the province of Sindh in Pakistan, during a period of high stress from terrorist...

...Stefan Duschek; Angela Bair; Sarah Haux; Alba Garrido; Amelie Janka Purpose Though working in the ambulance service implies persistent confrontation with human suffering and exposure to significant work-related stressors, previous research revealed comparatively low self-reported stress...

... that daily stress and limited coping skills can result in detrimental consequences for officers’ health and society welfare, the purpose of this paper is to investigate stress and coping among Portuguese EROs. Design/methodology/approach EROs completed daily diaries over 11 working days. Each diary entry...

...Alex Fraess-Phillips; Shannon Wagner; R. Luke Harris Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature with respect to traumatic stress in a firefighting context. The goal was to provide a clear and concise review intended for use by both researchers and practitioners...

... with epidemiological paired odds ratio calculations. Findings The results indicated that firefighter recruits self-reported as less open to experience, less neurotic, and less Type A. They also self-reported as less likely to report somatization, hostility, and posttraumatic stress symptomatology than comparison...

...Mirjam Haus; Christine Adler; Maria Hagl; Markos Maragkos; Stefan Duschek Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine specific stressors and demands, perceived control, received support and stress management strategies of crisis managers (i.e. executives and supervisors of organizations...

... acute time-pressure. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore the stress reactivity of specific roles during the command and control of an immersive, computer-based incident. Design/methodology/approach – Experienced firefighting personnel undergoing incident command training...