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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Psychological Hardiness and Coping Strategies to Deal with Traumatic Event at Algerian Firefighters

Authors : Lahcene Bouabdellah, Idir Bensalem, Mohamed Mokdad, Houda Kherbache

Published in: Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological hardiness and coping strategies among Algerian firefighters.
The study used the quantitative method (cross-sectional survey).
Data were collected using the Scale of Psychological hardiness [1], and Ways of Coping Check List (WCC) [2].
The study sample consisted of (99) firefighters.
It has been found that both psychological hardiness, and coping strategies increased over time among Algerian firefighters.

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Metadata
Title
Psychological Hardiness and Coping Strategies to Deal with Traumatic Event at Algerian Firefighters
Authors
Lahcene Bouabdellah
Idir Bensalem
Mohamed Mokdad
Houda Kherbache
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-96088-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-96089-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96089-0_31

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