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... More 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. Less

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... More 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. Less

• 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