The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.

<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to explore potential associations between compliance with the traditional male role norms and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted on 135 male Polish firefighters. The study used the...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Tomasz Daniel Jakubowski, Magdalena Maja Sitko-Dominik
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/25a68468e28e4c70a60511ac34304e1b
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:25a68468e28e4c70a60511ac34304e1b
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:25a68468e28e4c70a60511ac34304e1b2021-12-02T20:13:25ZThe impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0259025https://doaj.org/article/25a68468e28e4c70a60511ac34304e1b2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259025https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to explore potential associations between compliance with the traditional male role norms and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted on 135 male Polish firefighters. The study used the Impact Event Scale-Revised, the Relations/Social Support Scale and the Male Role Norms Scale.<h4>Results</h4>The study revealed that the firefighters that suffered from probable PTSD (over 34% of all the respondents) seemed to comply with the male role norms more strictly than those without PTSD. The reverse was found to be true for the perceived social support. Social status norms and toughness norms understood as expectations that men should achieve high status by means of successful career, etc., and be tough and resilient at all costs to be perceived as "manly" were found to be positively associated with the development of PTSD, while in the case of perceived social support, a negative association was confirmed. The results might yield important clinical implications-traditional male role norms pertaining to toughness and social status might be associated with the increase in chances of developing PTSD after the exposure to potentially traumatic events.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Firefighting as a stereotypically masculine occupation may be associated with the reinforcement of stereotypically masculine behaviors, which in turn is associated with a decreased ability to cope with potentially traumatic stimuli and favoring maladaptive behaviors. The results might suggest that addressing the beliefs about masculinity during psychological intervention in the case of PTSD might be beneficial especially among such masculinized groups as firefighters. The main limitations of the study are: participation of those more eager to participate and reveal personal information; the recall and report bias; the relatively small sample size; sociodemographic data omissions; the study group almost exclusively consisting of firefighters from large urban centers.Tomasz Daniel JakubowskiMagdalena Maja Sitko-DominikPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0259025 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Tomasz Daniel Jakubowski Magdalena Maja Sitko-Dominik The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.
description	<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to explore potential associations between compliance with the traditional male role norms and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was conducted on 135 male Polish firefighters. The study used the Impact Event Scale-Revised, the Relations/Social Support Scale and the Male Role Norms Scale.<h4>Results</h4>The study revealed that the firefighters that suffered from probable PTSD (over 34% of all the respondents) seemed to comply with the male role norms more strictly than those without PTSD. The reverse was found to be true for the perceived social support. Social status norms and toughness norms understood as expectations that men should achieve high status by means of successful career, etc., and be tough and resilient at all costs to be perceived as "manly" were found to be positively associated with the development of PTSD, while in the case of perceived social support, a negative association was confirmed. The results might yield important clinical implications-traditional male role norms pertaining to toughness and social status might be associated with the increase in chances of developing PTSD after the exposure to potentially traumatic events.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Firefighting as a stereotypically masculine occupation may be associated with the reinforcement of stereotypically masculine behaviors, which in turn is associated with a decreased ability to cope with potentially traumatic stimuli and favoring maladaptive behaviors. The results might suggest that addressing the beliefs about masculinity during psychological intervention in the case of PTSD might be beneficial especially among such masculinized groups as firefighters. The main limitations of the study are: participation of those more eager to participate and reveal personal information; the recall and report bias; the relatively small sample size; sociodemographic data omissions; the study group almost exclusively consisting of firefighters from large urban centers.
format	article
author	Tomasz Daniel Jakubowski Magdalena Maja Sitko-Dominik
author_facet	Tomasz Daniel Jakubowski Magdalena Maja Sitko-Dominik
author_sort	Tomasz Daniel Jakubowski
title	The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.
title_short	The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.
title_full	The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.
title_fullStr	The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.
title_full_unstemmed	The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.
title_sort	impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among polish male firefighters.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/25a68468e28e4c70a60511ac34304e1b
work_keys_str_mv	AT tomaszdanieljakubowski theimpactofthetraditionalmalerolenormsontheposttraumaticstressdisorderamongpolishmalefirefighters AT magdalenamajasitkodominik theimpactofthetraditionalmalerolenormsontheposttraumaticstressdisorderamongpolishmalefirefighters AT tomaszdanieljakubowski impactofthetraditionalmalerolenormsontheposttraumaticstressdisorderamongpolishmalefirefighters AT magdalenamajasitkodominik impactofthetraditionalmalerolenormsontheposttraumaticstressdisorderamongpolishmalefirefighters
_version_	1718374754049589248

The impact of the traditional male role norms on the posttraumatic stress disorder among Polish male firefighters.

Ejemplares similares