Academic Journal
Managing the impact of workplace trauma for Australian first responders: Harmonizing policy and practice
| Τίτλος: | Managing the impact of workplace trauma for Australian first responders: Harmonizing policy and practice |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Hernandez Grande, Aglae, Sharafizad, Fleur, Farr-Wharton, Ben, Brunetto, Yvonne, Richman, Matthew |
| Πηγή: | Research outputs 2022 to 2026 |
| Στοιχεία εκδότη: | Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia |
| Έτος έκδοσης: | 2025 |
| Συλλογή: | Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia): Research Online |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | First responders, intervention, psychosocial distress, psychosocial safety climate, public values, team belongingness, wellbeing, workplace trauma, Emergency and Disaster Management, Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration, Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Περιγραφή: | Police, fire, ambulance, and emergency services workers face an increased exposure to traumatic events while at work, negatively affecting their mental health, and with broader financial, legal, and moral implications for the public sector organizations that employ them. To better support these workers, and to mitigate the potential financial burden resulting from workers’ compensation claims, many first responder organizations are implementing wellbeing initiatives. This article examines the efficacy of an initiative for a sample of 530 frontline and administrative first responders, working in one state jurisdiction in Australia. The results indicate that wellbeing programmes moderate the impact of trauma on stress for frontline workers. However, the study also highlights that team belongingness and managerial support play a key role in shaping first responder’s psychological distress. The implication of this article is that first responder organizations can realize more profound benefits from crafting a supportive and positive team and organizational climate. |
| Τύπος εγγράφου: | text |
| Περιγραφή αρχείου: | application/pdf |
| Γλώσσα: | unknown |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540962.2024.2401942 |
| Διαθεσιμότητα: | https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/4813 https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2024.2401942 https://ro.ecu.edu.au/context/ecuworks2022-2026/article/5814/viewcontent/Managing_the_impact_of_workplace_trauma.pdf |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: | edsbas.FC45F33D |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09540962.2024.2401942 |
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