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Exposure Frequency of Job Related Trauma Types and PTSD Symptoms of Firefighters : The Moderating Effect of Anger Rumination

소방공무원의 직무관련 외상 유형에 노출된 빈도가 PTSD에 미치는 영향 : 분노반추의 조절 효과

  • Jo, Insung (Department of Psychiatry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University) ;
  • Sung, Gyhye (Department of Psychiatry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University) ;
  • Lee, Kangsoo (Department of Psychiatry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University)
  • 조인성 (차의과학대학교 분당차병원 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 성기혜 (차의과학대학교 분당차병원 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 이강수 (차의과학대학교 분당차병원 정신건강의학교실)
  • Received : 2017.11.16
  • Accepted : 2018.03.28
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Objective : This study aimed at investigating the relationship between exposure frequency of job related trauma types and the PTSD symptoms severity of firefighters, in relation to the moderating effect that anger rumination plays in the association between those of them. Methods : We examined data from 116 firefighters from Gyeonggi-do. The following instruments were applied: the Life Events Checklist (LEC), the Korean version of the Anger Rumination Scale (K-ARS) and the Primary Care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD). Results : A higher exposure frequency of job related trauma types was associated with severe PTSD symptoms; we discovered, however, that anger rumination exacerbated their relationship. Conclusion : This study showed that anger rumination is one of the variables to exacerbate PTSD symptoms in firefighters. Therefore, the study emphasizes the need to consider the level of anger rumination when running a program to predict or mitigate PTSD symptoms in firefighters.

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