Secondary traumatic stress and moderating factors in Florida public safety personnel
| Law enforcement | Fire | Dispatch | EMS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | UB | SE | UB | SE | UB | SE | UB | SE |
| Constant | 40.438 | 2.42 | 45.694 | 4.546 | 39.898 | 4.535 | 24.22 | 10.941 |
| Age | −0.043 | 0.033 | −0.099 | 0.06 | −0.089 | 0.067 | 0.243 | 0.158 |
| Female | −0.274 | 0.561 | 0.8 | 1.218 | 1.022 | 1.133 | −0.577 | 2.643 |
| Race | ||||||||
| Black/AA | −1.353 | 1.079 | 1.602 | 2.431 | 0.723 | 1.925 | −3.582 | 6.972 |
| Hispanic | 1.47 | 0.898 | 0.007 | 1.487 | 0.096 | 2.001 | −0.862 | 4.058 |
| Other | 0.801 | 1.138 | 1.767 | 1.842 | −2.713 | 3.04 | ||
| Relationship status | ||||||||
| Cohabitating | 2.611* | 1.161 | 3.697 | 1.977 | 1.503 | 2.11 | −6.737 | 4.293 |
| Divorced | −0.777 | 0.713 | −1.473 | 1.399 | 1.841 | 1.593 | 3.783 | 3.28 |
| In relationship | −0.804 | 0.853 | 1.083 | 1.275 | −2.574 | 1.786 | 0.61 | 4.297 |
| Single | −0.902 | 0.953 | 1.804 | 1.629 | −1.004 | 1.366 | 4.528 | 3.356 |
| Widowed | 0.677 | 2.392 | −4.004 | 3.635 | −4.446 | 4.263 | 8.781 | 7.863 |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Part-time | −1.462 | 1.971 | 8.141* | 3.76 | 3.629 | 3.038 | 10.826 | 7.303 |
| Volunteer | 0.546 | 2.738 | −14.99* | 6.092 | −3.175 | 6.82 | ||
| Education level | ||||||||
| AD or Technical Training | −0.739 | 1.298 | 1.258 | 2.312 | 2.912 | 1.84 | 10.987 | 8.172 |
| Some college | −0.61 | 1.314 | 2.17 | 2.368 | 4.089* | 1.739 | 10.503 | 8.277 |
| Bachelor’s Degree | −0.941 | 1.273 | −0.428 | 2.36 | 3.946* | 1.844 | 11.955 | 8.078 |
| Post-graduate | −2.797 | 1.602 | 0.338 | 3.099 | 5.607 | 6.173 | 4.749 | 8.568 |
| Graduate degree | −2.564 | 1.342 | 1.173 | 2.776 | 6 | 3.385 | 13.15 | 10.442 |
| Stress management training | ||||||||
| Do not know training | 0.267 | 1.099 | 1.571 | 1.726 | 1.664 | 2.793 | −6.617 | 4.778 |
| No training | 0.546 | 0.573 | −0.106 | 0.905 | −2.194 | 1.237 | −2.618 | 2.324 |
| Work in other fields | 1.228 | 0.719 | −0.074 | 1.053 | 1.105 | 1.183 | 5.459* | 2.26 |
| Years of service | 0.049 | 0.034 | 0.177** | 0.063 | 0.106 | 0.078 | −0.181 | 0.196 |
| SPOS score | −0.066*** | 0.021 | −0.117*** | 0.035 | −0.068 | 0.05 | −0.084 | 0.11 |
| PCS score | −0.043 | 0.035 | −0.052 | 0.062 | −0.125 | 0.074 | 0.06 | 0.126 |
| BRS score | −0.581*** | 0.051 | −0.814*** | 0.085 | −0.629*** | 0.102 | −0.985*** | 0.175 |
| Debriefing | ||||||||
| Speak to coworkers | −0.155 | 0.6 | 0.621 | 0.973 | 1.376 | 1.339 | −0.349 | 2.821 |
| Offer mental health | 0.781 | 0.937 | 0.621 | 1.45 | 0.714 | 2.076 | 1.362 | 3.239 |
| Formal debriefing | 0.506 | 0.67 | −0.133 | 1.149 | −0.25 | 1.355 | 2.211 | 2.793 |
| Law enforcement | Fire | Dispatch | EMS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | UB | SE | UB | SE | UB | SE | UB | SE |
| Constant | 40.438 | 2.42 | 45.694 | 4.546 | 39.898 | 4.535 | 24.22 | 10.941 |
| Age | −0.043 | 0.033 | −0.099 | 0.06 | −0.089 | 0.067 | 0.243 | 0.158 |
| Female | −0.274 | 0.561 | 0.8 | 1.218 | 1.022 | 1.133 | −0.577 | 2.643 |
| Black/AA | −1.353 | 1.079 | 1.602 | 2.431 | 0.723 | 1.925 | −3.582 | 6.972 |
| Hispanic | 1.47 | 0.898 | 0.007 | 1.487 | 0.096 | 2.001 | −0.862 | 4.058 |
| Other | 0.801 | 1.138 | 1.767 | 1.842 | −2.713 | 3.04 | ||
| Cohabitating | 2.611* | 1.161 | 3.697 | 1.977 | 1.503 | 2.11 | −6.737 | 4.293 |
| Divorced | −0.777 | 0.713 | −1.473 | 1.399 | 1.841 | 1.593 | 3.783 | 3.28 |
| In relationship | −0.804 | 0.853 | 1.083 | 1.275 | −2.574 | 1.786 | 0.61 | 4.297 |
| Single | −0.902 | 0.953 | 1.804 | 1.629 | −1.004 | 1.366 | 4.528 | 3.356 |
| Widowed | 0.677 | 2.392 | −4.004 | 3.635 | −4.446 | 4.263 | 8.781 | 7.863 |
| Part-time | −1.462 | 1.971 | 8.141* | 3.76 | 3.629 | 3.038 | 10.826 | 7.303 |
| Volunteer | 0.546 | 2.738 | −14.99* | 6.092 | −3.175 | 6.82 | ||
| AD or Technical Training | −0.739 | 1.298 | 1.258 | 2.312 | 2.912 | 1.84 | 10.987 | 8.172 |
| Some college | −0.61 | 1.314 | 2.17 | 2.368 | 4.089* | 1.739 | 10.503 | 8.277 |
| Bachelor’s Degree | −0.941 | 1.273 | −0.428 | 2.36 | 3.946* | 1.844 | 11.955 | 8.078 |
| Post-graduate | −2.797 | 1.602 | 0.338 | 3.099 | 5.607 | 6.173 | 4.749 | 8.568 |
| Graduate degree | −2.564 | 1.342 | 1.173 | 2.776 | 6 | 3.385 | 13.15 | 10.442 |
| Do not know training | 0.267 | 1.099 | 1.571 | 1.726 | 1.664 | 2.793 | −6.617 | 4.778 |
| No training | 0.546 | 0.573 | −0.106 | 0.905 | −2.194 | 1.237 | −2.618 | 2.324 |
| Work in other fields | 1.228 | 0.719 | −0.074 | 1.053 | 1.105 | 1.183 | 5.459* | 2.26 |
| Years of service | 0.049 | 0.034 | 0.177** | 0.063 | 0.106 | 0.078 | −0.181 | 0.196 |
| SPOS score | −0.066*** | 0.021 | −0.117*** | 0.035 | −0.068 | 0.05 | −0.084 | 0.11 |
| PCS score | −0.043 | 0.035 | −0.052 | 0.062 | −0.125 | 0.074 | 0.06 | 0.126 |
| BRS score | −0.581*** | 0.051 | −0.814*** | 0.085 | −0.629*** | 0.102 | −0.985*** | 0.175 |
| Speak to coworkers | −0.155 | 0.6 | 0.621 | 0.973 | 1.376 | 1.339 | −0.349 | 2.821 |
| Offer mental health | 0.781 | 0.937 | 0.621 | 1.45 | 0.714 | 2.076 | 1.362 | 3.239 |
| Formal debriefing | 0.506 | 0.67 | −0.133 | 1.149 | −0.25 | 1.355 | 2.211 | 2.793 |
Notes: Law enforcement: R=0.495, R2=0.245, adj. R2=0.217; fire: R=0.683, R2=0.466, adj. R2=0.403; dispatch: R=0.630, R2=0.397, adj. R2=0.276; EMS: R=0.789, R2=0.623, adj. R2=0.404. *p⩽0.05; **p⩽0.01; ***p⩽0.001
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