Table IV

Secondary traumatic stress and moderating factors in Florida public safety personnel

Law enforcementFireDispatchEMS
ModelUBSEUBSEUBSEUBSE
Constant40.4382.4245.6944.54639.8984.53524.2210.941
Age−0.0430.033−0.0990.06−0.0890.0670.2430.158
Female−0.2740.5610.81.2181.0221.133−0.5772.643
Race
Black/AA−1.3531.0791.6022.4310.7231.925−3.5826.972
Hispanic1.470.8980.0071.4870.0962.001−0.8624.058
Other0.8011.1381.7671.842−2.7133.04  
Relationship status
Cohabitating2.611*1.1613.6971.9771.5032.11−6.7374.293
Divorced−0.7770.713−1.4731.3991.8411.5933.7833.28
In relationship−0.8040.8531.0831.275−2.5741.7860.614.297
Single−0.9020.9531.8041.629−1.0041.3664.5283.356
Widowed0.6772.392−4.0043.635−4.4464.2638.7817.863
Employment status
Part-time−1.4621.9718.141*3.763.6293.03810.8267.303
Volunteer0.5462.738−14.99*6.092−3.1756.82  
Education level
AD or Technical Training−0.7391.2981.2582.3122.9121.8410.9878.172
Some college−0.611.3142.172.3684.089*1.73910.5038.277
Bachelor’s Degree−0.9411.273−0.4282.363.946*1.84411.9558.078
Post-graduate−2.7971.6020.3383.0995.6076.1734.7498.568
Graduate degree−2.5641.3421.1732.77663.38513.1510.442
Stress management training
Do not know training0.2671.0991.5711.7261.6642.793−6.6174.778
No training0.5460.573−0.1060.905−2.1941.237−2.6182.324
Work in other fields1.2280.719−0.0741.0531.1051.1835.459*2.26
Years of service0.0490.0340.177**0.0630.1060.078−0.1810.196
SPOS score−0.066***0.021−0.117***0.035−0.0680.05−0.0840.11
PCS score−0.0430.035−0.0520.062−0.1250.0740.060.126
BRS score−0.581***0.051−0.814***0.085−0.629***0.102−0.985***0.175
Debriefing
Speak to coworkers−0.1550.60.6210.9731.3761.339−0.3492.821
Offer mental health0.7810.9370.6211.450.7142.0761.3623.239
Formal debriefing0.5060.67−0.1331.149−0.251.3552.2112.793

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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