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Daily hassles, their antecedents and outcomes among professional first responders: A systematic literature review

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Larsson, Gerry, Berglund, Anna Karin, Ohlsson, Alicia·2016·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
DOI 10.1111/sjop.12303
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Occupational groups such as firefighters, military officers, paramedics and police officers are exposed to a combination of acute, severe and accumulated everyday stress. Drawing on the daily hassles perspective on stress, the aim was to synthesize existing research on daily hassles in professional first responder settings into a theoretical model. A systematic mixed studies review with an integrated design was undertaken. The selection process resulted in 40 articles meeting the inclusion criteria. The selected papers represented two literature reviews, one qualitative study, eight longitudinal studies and 29 cross‐sectional studies. Five superior categories emerged in the analysis: Individual antecedent and continuously framing factors, Environmental antecedent and continuously framing factors, Appraisal and coping processes, Daily hassles and Outcome. Suggestions for future research are presented.

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  • The different impact that organisational and operational factors may have on police officers' mental health, especially burnout, may be explained by the fact that individuals entering the police force are aware of the operational risks but are not ready for the administrative and bureaucratic aspects of the job.

    “The different impact that organisational and operational factors may have on police officers ' mental health (Larsson et al., 2016), especially burnout, may be explained by the fact that the individuals entering the police force are aware of the operational risks but are not ready for the administrative and bureaucratic aspects of the job (Sherwood et al., 2019).”

    From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Larsson et al., 2016

  • Paramedics are at increased risk of other workplace incidents such as needlestick injuries.

    “Paramedics are also at increased risk of other workplace incidents such as needlestick injuries (Flannery, 2015; Larsson, Berglund, & Ohlsson, 2016; Rice et al., 2014).”

    From Understanding the Occupational Factors that Influence Paramedic Health and Wellbeing (2024) · cites this paper as Larsson, Berglund, & Ohlsson, 2016

    The Introduction (page unavailable) identifies paramedics as first responders exposed to acute and everyday stress, but does not address their risk of workplace injuries. Searches for needlestick injuries and related occupational incidents found no passage reporting an increased risk for paramedics. (LLM, conf=0.73)

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Authors
Larsson, G., Berglund, A. K., & Ohlsson, A.
Affiliations
Swedish Defence University (SE)
Corresponding author
Larsson, Gerry
ORCID
Venue
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-06-13
Volume
57
Issue
4
Pages
359-367
ISSN
  • 0036-5564 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9450
DOI
10.1111/sjop.12303
OpenAlex
W2436933600
Cited by
64
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 3
FWCI
0.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Swedish Armed Forces
  • Swedish Defence University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
daily hassles, occupational stress, first responders, firefighters, police officers, paramedics, military officers, stress appraisal, coping, stress effects, environmental stressors
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Stress, Psychological, Qualitative Research, Emergency Responders

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