The effect of post-military reform on vicarious traumatization and work stress in firefighters: the mediating role of work alienation
摘要
Based on conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study explored the relationships between vicarious traumatization, work alienation, and work stress in firefighters. The vicarious traumatization questionnaire, the work alienation questionnaire, and the work stress questionnaire were used to survey 397 in-service firefighters. The results showed that (1) firefighters’ vicarious traumatization significantly and positively predicted their work stress and (2) firefighters’ work alienation mediated that relationship. This study not only enriches the literature on firefighters’ occupational mental health, but also provides theoretical support for China’s firefighting teams to reduce their work stress and ensure team stability in the context of China’s current efforts toward military-to-civilian professionalization reform.