Occupational stressors and its organizational and individual correlates: a nationwide study of Norwegian ambulance personnel.

摘要: High levels of stress among ambulance personnel have been attributed to the conditions work. However, there is little research support this notion, and it has questioned whether work inherently stressful. We compared severity frequency level organizational ambulance-specific stressors, studied their relationship individual differences A comprehensive nationwide questionnaire survey (n = 1180) in operational duty. The included Job Stress Survey, Norwegian Ambulance Basic Character Inventory, General Self-Efficacy Scale, questions addressing conditions. Serious tasks physical demands were identified as two most severe stressors. Lack from co-workers was frequent stressor. Higher stressors strongly associated with size service districts (beta ranging between .18 .30, p < .01) working overtime .13 .27, .05). Stressor related lack after exposure critical event .11 .24, overtime. Neuroticism .09 .17, low general self-efficacy -.12 -.16, .001) equally Ambulance-specific reported both more frequently occurring than Organizational job differences. In general, occupational weak.