Impact of Work Pressure, Work Stress and Work-Family Conflict on Firefighter Burnout
Department
Health Promotion and Physical Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-27-2017
Abstract
Little research has explored burnout and its causes in the American fire service. Data were collected from career firefighters in the southeastern United States (n = 208) to explore these relationships. A hierarchical regression model was tested to examine predictors of burnout including sociodemographic characteristics (model 1), work pressure (model 2), work stress and work–family conflict (model 3) and interaction terms (model 4). The main findings suggest that perceived work stress and work–family conflict emerged as the significant predictors of burnout (both p < .001). Interventions and programs aimed at these predictors could potentially curtail burnout among firefighters.
Journal Title
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal ISSN
1933-8244
Volume
74
Issue
4
First Page
215
Last Page
222
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/19338244.2017.1395789