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Firefighters, critical incidents, and drinking to cope: The adequacy of unit-level performance resources as a source of vulnerability and protection

Bacharach, Samuel B., Bamberger, Peter A., Doveh, Etti·2008·Journal of Applied Psychology

Abstract

The authors investigated the moderating role of unit-level performance resources on the distress-mediated relationship between the intensity of involvement in workplace critical incidents and problematic drinking behavior (i.e., drinking to cope). Building on recent developments in hierarchical linear modeling, the authors tested a cross-level, moderated-mediation model using data from 1,481 firefighters in 144 companies. The findings indicate that (a) there is a significant, distress-mediated association between intensity of involvement in such incidents and drinking to cope, which varies by company (i.e., unit), and (b) the adequacy of unit-level performance resources explains much of this cross-unit variance and attenuates both individual-level mediation stages (i.e., intensity of involvement in critical incidents 3 distress, and distress 3 drinking to cope). Implications regarding the role of unit resources adequacy as a vulnerability factor in stressor-strain relations are discussed.

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Authors
Bacharach, S. B., Bamberger, P. A., & Doveh, E.
Affiliations
  • Cornell University (US)
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
Venue
Journal of Applied Psychology
Published
2008-01
Volume
93
Issue
1
Pages
155-169
ISSN
  • 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1854
OpenAlex
W2149651785
Cited by
156
References
76
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Cornell University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Performance
Keywords
firefighters, drinking to cope, problematic drinking, occupational stress, distress, stressor-strain relationship, moderated mediation, occupational health
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Alcoholism, Crisis Intervention, Fires, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Middle Aged, New York City, Occupational Diseases, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Linear Models, Workload

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