Stress nos bombeiros portugueses

: a influência das estratégias de coping nos riscos psicossociais e o papel moderador da antiguidade

Abstract

This study intends to assess the impact psychosocial risks have in the lives of Portuguese firefighters. As such, the study of mean differences using sociodemographic variables is proposed. This investigation aims to investigate the role of moderation of seniority with stress and coping strategies. Considering this, two self-report scales were applied, COPSOQ in order to evaluate psychosocial risks, and Ways of Coping Questionnaire used to evaluate coping strategies. Both scales were filled by 146 Portuguese firefighters distributed by four fire stations in northern Portugal. Results did not show significant statistical differences for sociodemographic variables. Relatively to moderation, the same result was observed when the study focused in the influence that seniority has in the relationship between stress and coping strategies. Albeit, this investigation raises pertinent questions to future works that will be discussed later.

Date of Award	19 Jul 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Filipa Sobral (Supervisor)