Self-efficacy as a moderator between stress and professional burnout in firefighters

doi:10.3390/ijerph16020183

Self-efficacy as a moderator between stress and professional burnout in firefighters

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title:	Self-efficacy as a moderator between stress and professional burnout in firefighters
author:	Makara-Studzińska Marta , Golonka Krystyna , Izydorczyk Bernadetta
journal title:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
volume:	16
issue:	2
date of publication :	2019
pages:	1-16
article ID:	183
ISSN:	1661-7827
eISSN:	1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph16020183
URL:	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/2/183
date accessed:	2019-01-11
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	The purpose of the study is to analyze the importance of individual resources in firefighting, one of the highest risk professions. Firefighters from 12 different Polish provinces (N = 580; men; M (mean age) = 35.26 year, SD = 6.74) were analyzed regarding the perceived stress at work, burnout, self-efficacy, and a broad range of sociodemographic variables. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ), and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) were used in the study. To explore the relationships between work-related stress, burnout, and self-efficacy, separate regression models for each burnout dimension were analyzed. The results revealed that self-efficacy is a significant moderator that changes the direction and strength of the relationships between perceived stress and psychophysical exhaustion, sense of professional inefficacy, and disillusion. However, self-efficacy did not moderate the relationship between stress and lack of engagement in relationships (relationship deterioration). The results indicate that self-efficacy in firefighters is a crucial personal resource that buffers the impact of perceived stress on most burnout symptoms. It may be concluded that in high risk professions, special attention should be paid to developing self-efficacy as an important part of burnout prevention programs, pro-health activities, and psychoeducation.
keywords in Polish:	wypalenie zawodowe, poczucie skuteczności, stres, strażacy
keywords in English:	burnout, perceived stress, self-efficacy, firefighters
number of pulisher's sheets:	1
affiliation:	Wydział Zarządzania i Komunikacji Społecznej : Instytut Psychologii Stosowanej, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu : Instytut Pielęgniarstwa i Położnictwa
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper