Il benessere nei vigili del fuoco volontari: la mindfulness come risorsa psicologica

Titolo Rivista PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Autori/Curatori Ilaria Setti, Piergiorgio Argentero
Anno di pubblicazione 2015 Fascicolo 2015/2
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 21 P. 101-121 Dimensione file 103 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2015-002006
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Il principale obiettivo del presente studio è quello di indagare le condizioni di benessere occupazionale in un campione di vigili del fuoco volontari (N=99). In particolare, è stato verificato il ruolo di due specifiche risorse psicologiche, engagement e mindfulness, come fattori di protezione nei confronti del rischio di sviluppare esiti negativi di salute, in termini di sintomi post-traumatici e psicosomatici. Sono stati somministrati i seguenti questionari self-report: la Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9; la Mindful Awareness Attention Scale; la Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale; il General Health Questionnaire-12. I risultati, ottenuti tramite modelli di regressione, evidenziano come la mindfulness possa essere considerata, tra quelli esaminati, l’unico significativo fattore protettivo nei confronti del rischio di sviluppare traumatizzazione vicaria e sintomi psicosomatici. Da un punto di vista applicativo, emerge l’importanza di progettare interventi finalizzati all’incremento della mindfulness, al fine di supportare i vigili del fuoco volontari nell’affrontare stressor lavorativi sia acuti sia cronici.;

Keywords:Vigili del fuoco volontari, benessere psicosomatico, mindfulness, engagement

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Ilaria Setti, Piergiorgio Argentero, Il benessere nei vigili del fuoco volontari: la mindfulness come risorsa psicologica in "PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE" 2/2015, pp 101-121, DOI: 10.3280/PDS2015-002006