The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services (한국응급구조학회지)

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Differences in quality of sleep, job stress, fatigue, job satisfaction, and posttraumatic stress disorder according to the type of work in fire-fighting officers

소방공무원의 근무형태에 따른 수면의 질, 직무스트레스, 피로도, 직무만족 및 외상 후 스트레스장애 차이

  • Choi, Jin (Department of Counseling Psychology, Dongshin University) ;
  • Song, Yeon-Joo (Department of Counseling Psychology, Dongshin University)
  • 최진 (동신대학교 상담심리학과) ;
  • 송연주 (동신대학교 상담심리학과)
  • Received : 2018.11.10
  • Accepted : 2018.12.16
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the differences in quality of sleep, job stress, fatigue, job satisfaction, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to the type of work in fire-fighting officers. Methods: This study used an online questionnaire. The participants were 322 fire-fighting officers. The data were collected from May 2 to 20, 2018. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Results: According to the work styles of fire fighting officers, job stress, job satisfaction, and PTSD showed significant differences. However, There were no differences in sleep quality and fatigue. There were significant differences in job stress, job satisfaction, and PTSD in those in roles of fire suppression and rescue emergency medical technicians and this result suggests a way to improve the quality of sleep, job stress, job satisfaction and fatigue for fire-fighting officers who suffer from PTSD. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, mental health of fire-fighting officers will be improved through basic data for psychotherapy which can overcome the quality of sleep, job stress, fatigue, job satisfaction and PTSD according to the work style of fire-fighting officers.

연구 목적: 본 연구는 소방공무원의 근무형태에 따라 수면의 질, 직무스트레스, 피로도, 직무만족 및 외상 후 스트레스 장애 차이를 알아보고, 근무형태에 맞는 심리치료의 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 연구 방법: 본 연구는 온라인 설문지를 이용하였다. 소방공무원 322명을 대상으로 하였으며, 자료수집기간은 2018년 5월 2일부터 5월 20일까지였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 22.0을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과: 소방공무원의 근무형태에 따라 직무스트레스, 직무만족, 외상 후 스트레스 장애는 유의미한 차이를 보였으나, 수면의 질, 피로도 차이는 없었다. 직무스트레스, 직무만족, 외상 후 스트레스 장애의 유의미한 차이를 나타낸 것은 화재진압과 구조 구급근무형태였다. 또한 외상 후 스트레스 장애는 수면의 질, 직무스트레스, 직무만족, 피로도와 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 이는 외상 후 스트레스 장애를 겪고 있는 소방공무원들은 수면의 질, 직무스트레스, 직무만족, 피로도의 어려움을 함께 경험하고 있으므로 이를 개선할 수 있는 방안을 제안하였다. 결 론: 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 소방공무원 근무형태에 따라 수면의 질, 직무스트레스, 피로도, 직무만족 및 외상 후 스트레스 장애를 극복할 수 있는 심리치료 기초 자료를 제공할 때 소방공무원의 정신건강이 좋아질 것이다.

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