探索加拿大公共安全通讯员心理健康寻求帮助的行为
Emily Howe1, Stephen Czarnuch2, Rosemary Ricciardelli1
1School of Maritime Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland Fisheries and Marine Institute, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
概括
公共安全沟通人员面临潜在的心理创伤事件 (PPTE),导致心理健康问题. 像耻辱和缺乏知识这样的障碍阻止他们寻求帮助,影响整体健康.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 应急服务 应急服务
背景情况:
- 公共安全沟通人员是紧急情况中至关重要的第一反应者.
- 他们经历了潜在的心理创伤事件 (PPTE),增加了心理健康问题.
- 对寻求帮助的心理健康参与度低,加剧了负面后果.
研究的目的:
- 在加拿大公共安全沟通人员中识别和语境化心理健康寻求帮助的障碍.
- 为沟通者心理健康制定有针对性的干预措施和政策提供信息.
主要方法:
- 对361名加拿大公共安全沟通人员进行调查.
- 对有关寻求帮助障碍的开放式响应进行定性新兴主题分析.
主要成果:
- 确定了阻碍寻求帮助的七个关键因素:进入障碍,自我否定,对后果的恐惧,缺乏知识,个人感受,耻辱/文化,以及不充分的支持.
- 这些因素共同阻碍沟通者获得必要的心理健康服务.
结论:
- 了解这些障碍对于改善公共安全沟通员健康状况至关重要.
- 干预措施应解决已识别的因素,以促进心理健康寻求帮助和支持.
- 政策变化是必要的,以促进在这个职业中为心理健康提供支持的环境.
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