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Blaney, L.M., Wilde, D. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-7416-4348 and Hill, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-2938-8825,
2020.
Transcending adversity: resilience in volunteer firefighters.
International Journal of Emergency Services.
ISSN 2047-0894
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a theory of psychological resilience in volunteer firefighters.
Design/methodology/approach: Using a constructivist grounded theory (CGT) approach, the qualitative study engaged a purposive sample of eight firefighters in Canada, conducted in-depth interviews and analysed the data using comparative methods.
Findings: The results provided unique insights into resilience in firefighters and revealing resilience as multidimensional, complex, dynamic and contextual. Six core concepts interrelate to construct resilience: relationships, personal resources, meaning-making, leadership, culture and knowledge.
Practical implications: The findings of this research offer a framework for practical integration of resilience theory into workplace health policy and practice. The theory was co-created with firefighters hence is contextually sound to this population, but applicable to other emergency and health services.
Originality/value: Volunteer firefighters are under-represented in the literature, despite facing intermittent and frequently intense work-related stressors; this research begins to address the gap in the literature. As well, previous resilience theories have noted relationships between some components, but there is little evidence linking categories; this theory more patently represents the complex nature of resilience in volunteer firefighters.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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| Publication Title: | International Journal of Emergency Services | ||||||
| Creators: | Blaney, L.M., Wilde, D. and Hill, R. | ||||||
| Publisher: | Emerald | ||||||
| Date: | 8 December 2020 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2047-0894 | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher | ||||||
| Date Added: | 10 Feb 2021 15:52 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2021 15:06 | ||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/42259 |
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