Abstract
Zusammenfassung. Soziale Unterstützung und eine ausgeprägte Resilienz werden in der Forschungsliteratur als protektiv für das psychische Wohlbefinden von Einsatzkräften diskutiert. Die hier dargestellte Untersuchung verfolgt das Ziel, Resilienz und ihren Zusammenhang mit psychischem Wohlbefinden bei der speziellen Gruppe der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr (FF) zu untersuchen. In einer Untersuchung mit mehreren Messzeitpunkten (November 2016-Mai 2018, T1: N = 475, T2: N = 117, T3: N = 58) wurden FF gebeten, Selbstbeurteilungsfragebögen auszufüllen. Es fanden sich geringe bis mittlere Zusammenhänge von Resilienz mit dem psychischen Wohlbefinden (r = .20-.65). Soziale Unterstützung zeigte kleine Zusammenhänge mit Wohlbefinden (r = .14, r = .23). Ein indirekter Zusammenhang bestand zwischen wahrgenommener sozialer Unterstützung mit dem psychischen Wohlbefinden, mediiert durch Resilienz. Weiterführende Forschung sollte klären, ob, und ggf. wie Resilienz für diese Berufsgruppe trainierbar ist und ob Verbesserungen im Wohlbefinden damit einhergehen.
Abstract. Social support and a pronounced resilience are discussed in the research literature as protective for the psychological well-being of emergency services. This study presented here aims to investigate resilience and its relation to psychological well-being in the specific group of the Volunteer Fire Brigade (VF). In a study with several measurement dates (November 2016–May 2018, T1: N = 475, T2: N = 117, T3: N = 58), VF were asked to fill in self-rating questionnaires. Small to medium correlations of resilience with psychological well-being were found (r = .20-.65). Social support showed small correlations with well-being (r = .14, r = .23). There was an indirect correlation between perceived social support and psychological well-being, mediated by resilience. Further research should clarify whether, and if so how, resilience can be trained for this occupational group, and whether improvements in well-being are concomitant.
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