The importance of manager support for the mental health and well-being of ambulance personnel

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作者
Petrie, Katherine [1 ]
Gayed, Aimee [2 ]
Bryan, Bridget T. [1 ,2 ]
Deady, Mark [1 ,2 ]
Madan, Ira [3 ,4 ]
Savic, Anita [5 ]
Wooldridge, Zoe [6 ]
Counson, Isabelle [1 ,2 ]
Calvo, Rafael A. [7 ]
Glozier, Nicholas [8 ]
Harvey, Samuel B. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Black Dog Inst, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ New South Wales, Sch Psychiat, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[3] Guys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Trust, St Thomas Hosp, Occupat Hlth Dept, Educ Ctr, London, England
[4] Kings Coll London, London, England
[5] Ambulance Victoria, Doncaster, Vic, Australia
[6] NSW Ambulance, Rozelle, NSW, Australia
[7] Univ Sydney, Sch Elect & Informat Engn, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[8] Univ Sydney, Brain & Mind Ctr, Sydney, NSW, Australia
来源
PLOS ONE | 2018年 / 13卷 / 05期
关键词
PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFETY CLIMATE; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; LIFE EVENTS; WORK; POPULATION; WORKPLACE; RISK; BEHAVIOR; ILLNESS;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0197802
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Interventions to enhance mental health and well-being within high risk industries such as the emergency services have typically focused on individual-level factors, though there is increasing interest in the role of organisational-level interventions. The aim of this study was to examine the importance of different aspects of manager support in determining the mental health of ambulance personnel. A cross-sectional survey was completed by ambulance personnel across two Australian states (N = 1,622). Demographics, manager support and mental health measures were assessed. Hierarchical multiple linear regressions were conducted to determine the explanatory influence of the employee's perception of the priority management places upon mental health issues (manager psychosocial safety climate) and managers' observed behaviours (manager behaviour) on employee common mental disorder and well-being within ambulance personnel. Of the 1,622 participants, 123 (7.6%) were found to be suffering from a likely mental disorder. Manager psychosocial safety climate accounted for a significant amount of the variance in levels of employee common mental health disorder symptoms (13%, p<0.01) and well-being (13%, p<0.01). Manager behaviour had a lesser, but still statistically significant influence upon symptoms of common mental disorder (7% of variance, p<0.01) and well-being (10% of variance, p<0.05). The perceived importance management places on mental health and managers' actual behaviour are related but distinct concepts, and each appears to impact employee mental health. While the overall variance explained by each factor was limited, the fact that each is potentially modifiable makes this finding important and highlights the significance of organisational and team-level interventions to promote employee well-being within emergency services and other high-risk occupations.
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