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A revised measure of occupational stress for firefighters: Psychometric properties and relationship to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse

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Kimbrel, NA; Steffen, LE; Meyer, EC; Kruse, MI; Knight, JA; Zimering, RT; Gulliver, SB
Published in: Psychological Services
November 1, 2011

The Sources of Occupational Stress scale (SOOS; Beaton & Murphy, 1993) is a 57-item self-report measure designed to assess the different sources of occupational stress faced by firefighters. The objective of the present research was to develop and evaluate an abbreviated version of the SOOS in order to reduce respondent burden. The revised 14-item version of the SOOS was evaluated in 2 independent samples of firefighters (N = 408) along with measures of job outcomes, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse. The SOOS-14 exhibited good internal consistency, good factor structure, and good validity coefficients across samples. Although additional studies are needed to replicate and expand on these results, the findings from the present research indicate that the SOOS-14 is a practical, reliable, and valid measure of occupational stress for firefighters. © 2011 American Psychological Association.

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Psychological Services

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1541-1559

Publication Date

November 1, 2011

Volume

8

Issue

4

Start / End Page

294 / 306

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Kimbrel, N. A., Steffen, L. E., Meyer, E. C., Kruse, M. I., Knight, J. A., Zimering, R. T., & Gulliver, S. B. (2011). A revised measure of occupational stress for firefighters: Psychometric properties and relationship to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse. Psychological Services, 8(4), 294–306. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025845
Kimbrel, N. A., L. E. Steffen, E. C. Meyer, M. I. Kruse, J. A. Knight, R. T. Zimering, and S. B. Gulliver. “A revised measure of occupational stress for firefighters: Psychometric properties and relationship to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse.” Psychological Services 8, no. 4 (November 1, 2011): 294–306. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025845.
Kimbrel NA, Steffen LE, Meyer EC, Kruse MI, Knight JA, Zimering RT, et al. A revised measure of occupational stress for firefighters: Psychometric properties and relationship to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse. Psychological Services. 2011 Nov 1;8(4):294–306.
Kimbrel, N. A., et al. “A revised measure of occupational stress for firefighters: Psychometric properties and relationship to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse.” Psychological Services, vol. 8, no. 4, Nov. 2011, pp. 294–306. Scopus, doi:10.1037/a0025845.
Kimbrel NA, Steffen LE, Meyer EC, Kruse MI, Knight JA, Zimering RT, Gulliver SB. A revised measure of occupational stress for firefighters: Psychometric properties and relationship to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance abuse. Psychological Services. 2011 Nov 1;8(4):294–306.

Published In

Psychological Services

DOI

ISSN

1541-1559

Publication Date

November 1, 2011

Volume

8

Issue

4

Start / End Page

294 / 306

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology