A study of the effect of job stressors on burnout among male firefighters of urban in Japan

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  • Kamiyama Mayuko
    Department of Paramedic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University
  • Okamoto Hiroteru
    Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University
  • Wada Takako
    Professor emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University
  • Teruya Koji
    Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University

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  • 都市部男性消防職員のバーンアウト（燃えつき）に影響を及ぼす仕事ストレッサーについて

Abstract

<p>　The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of job stressors on burnout among Japanese firefighters. The participants were 953 male firefighters of A City Fire Bureau in February 2010. We administered the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire and the Japanese version of the revised 20-item Pines Burnout Measure. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted, with burnout as the dependent variable and job stress as the independent variable. The results indicated that 18.8% of participants had risk of burnout. The prevalence of high burnout was higher among desk workers (28.4%) than among firefighters, and ambulance and rescue workers. The job stressors significantly related to higher odds of burnout risk in firefighters were high interpersonal conflict (odds ratio ［OR］＝2.67) , low job control (OR＝2.31) , low job suitability (OR＝2.15) , low coworker support (odds ratio＝1.74) , etc. (p＜0.05 or p＜0.01) . In characteristics, short sleeping hours at home (less than 7 hours) significantly related to higher odds of burnout risk (OR＝1.53, p＜0.05) . Understanding both job stressors and other factors related with the risk factors of burnout and taking preventive measures of those risk factors will help in improving their mental health in firefighters.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390283659834943232
  • NII Article ID
    130007775591
  • DOI
    10.11434/kyorinmed.50.145
  • ISSN
    1349886X
    03685829
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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