Firefighter Mental Health Research Study
Welcome to the Firefighter Mental Health Research Study
Coping with Stressors: Understanding Negative Emotions, Harmful Strategies, and the Role of Fire Service Culture
Are you a firefighter and haven't participated in the firefighter mental health study? Join thousands of other firefighters contributing to this nationwide, NSF funded project.
You are invited to be in a research study aimed to understand how firefighters cope with stress under fire service culture.
Your participation in this anonymous survey is entirely voluntary.
How to participate
Complete the survey
Complete the survey questionnaire by clicking the ‘Take Survey’ link above or by scanning the QR code below with your phone camera and completing it within three weeks.
Complete a second survey
Approximately four weeks later, you will be asked to finish another session of the online survey questionnaire (a new link will be provided).
About our research
Firefighters, like other first responders such as police, EMS, and medical personnel, are facing increasing concerns about their mental health and well-being due to the stressful nature of their jobs. We are a research
team from Oklahoma State University (including faculty from Fire and Emergency Management Administration and the Department of Management) and are currently conducting a study funded by the NSF titled Coping with
Stressors: Understanding Negative Emotions, Harmful Strategies, and the Role of Emergency Services Culture.”
Our objective is to secure around 10,000 respondents from career and volunteer covering both urban and rural departments. In doing so, the study will help us learn more about the factors underlying firefighter s stress
coping strategies and the possible consequences and may help fire service organizations improve their cultures, find better practices for employees coping with stressors, make better policies addressing incidents involving
harmful behaviors, and promote employee well-being.
What are we studying
Our study examines various coping strategies as well as the influence of fire service culture that varies across departments, stations, and shifts. Focusing on the impact of the fire service culture provides unique insight into the role of organizational culture on mental health outcomes. The findings of the project can contribute to an improved understanding of stress and coping for first responders, ensuring that communities continue to receive high-quality emergency responses while promoting the well-being of first responders.
Firefighter mental health research receives new OSU Public Impact research award
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