Ispitivanje stavova vatrogasaca prema traženju psihološke pomoći nakon teških vatrogasnih intervencija

master's thesis

• Title (english): Examining the attitude of firefighters towards seeking psychological help after heavy fire-fighting interventions
• Author: Karolina Kamenar
• Mentor: Goran Milas (mentor)
• Mentor: Zoran Komar (sumentor)
• Committee member: Zrinka Greblo Jurakić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dunja Jurić Vukelić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Goran Milas (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-05-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Vatrogastvo u Hrvatskoj suočeno je s raznim problemima, a jedan od njih je nedovoljno/neadekvatno pružanje psihološke pomoći vatrogascima. Premalo pažnje posvećuje se psihičkom zdravlju vatrogasaca s obzirom na intenzitet i brojnost stresnih situacija koje doživljavaju na poslu. Stoga je temeljni cilj ovog istraživanja bio ispitati strukturu stavova vatrogasaca o traženju psihološke pomoći nakon teških vatrogasnih intervencija. U ovome istraživanju sudjelovalo je 605 vatrogasaca. Sudionici su imali od 15 do 69 godina, a prosječna dob sudionika je 39 godina (SD=11,46). Muških sudionika je 503 (83,1 %), a ženskih 102 (16,9 %). U istraživanju su sudjelovali vatrogasci iz javnih i dobrovoljnih postrojba iz svih županija Republike Hrvatske. Sudionici su ispunjavali online Upitnik za vatrogasce koji je konstruiran za potrebe ovog istraživanja. Rezultati su pokazali kako sudionici u ovome istraživanju više nisu nego jesu skloni stigmatizirati traženje psihološke pomoći. Prepoznaju vrijednost psihološke pomoći i učenja o temama iz psihologije te smatraju kako se vatrogasci ne bi trebali sami nositi s posljedicama teških vatrogasnih intervencija. Rezultati faktorske analize upućuju na postojanje tri stava vatrogasaca prema traženju psihološke pomoći, a nazvani su Stigma, Prihvaćanje psihološke pomoći i Sklonost samopomoći. Pearsonovim koeficijentom korelacije utvrdilo se kako je od sociodemografskih podataka samo spol povezan sa nekim od stavova prema traženju psihološke pomoći (Prihvaćanje psihološke pomoći i Sklonost samopomoći), koje i značajno predviđa u hijerarhijskoj regresijskoj analizi. Hijerarhijskom regresijskom analizom utvrđeno je kako varijable vezane uz neinformiranost sudionika o psihološkoj djelatnosti i mišljenje o zapovjedniku značajno pridonose objašnjavanju varijanci stavova prema traženju psihološke pomoći. Razlika među regijama u Hrvatskoj utvrđena su samo kod varijable Sklonost samopomoći, između južne i istočne regije.

Abstract (english)

Firefighting in Croatia faces various problems and one of them is insufficient/inadequate providing psychological help to firefighters. Not enough attention is paid to the mental health of firefighters, considering the intensity and number of stressful situations they experience at work. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the structure of firefighters' attitudes about seeking psychological help after heavy firefighting interventions. 605 firefighters participated in this study. Participants ranged in age from 15 to 69 years and the average age of participants was 39 years (SD = 11.46). There were 503 male participants (83.1%) and 102 female participants (16.9%). Both professional and voluntary firefighters from all counties of the Republic of Croatia participated in the study. Participants completed an online Questionnaire for Firefighters designed for the purposes of this study. The results showed that participants in this study were not inclined to stigmatize seeking psychological help. They recognize the value of psychological help and learning about psychology topics and believe that firefighters should not deal with the consequences of difficult firefighting interventions on their own. The results of the factor analysis indicate the existence of three attitudes of firefighters towards seeking psychological help and they are called Stigma, Acceptance of psychological help and Preference for self-help. Pearson's correlation coefficient determined that of the sociodemographic data, only gender is related to some of the attitudes towards seeking psychological help (Acceptance of psychological help and Preference for self-help), and predicts those factors in the hierarchical regression analysis. Hierarchical regression analysis found that the variables related to participants' lack of information about psychological activity and the opinion about the commander significantly contribute to explaining the variance of attitudes towards seeking psychological help. Difference between regions in Croatia was found only in the variable Preference for self-help, between the southern and eastern region.

• Keywords: vatrogasci; stavovi; psihološka pomoć
• Keywords (english): firefighters; attitudes; psychological help
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:678819
• Study programme: Title: Department of Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-05-24 11:13:57