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Disaster Responder Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and Protective Factors: A Pilot Study on Responders' Resilience and Competence

Disaster Responder Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and Protective Factors: A Pilot Study on Responders' Resilience and Competence

Gargi Roysircar, Allyssa M. Lanza, Marie F. Macedonia
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781522598039|ISBN10: 1522598030|EISBN13: 9781522598046
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9803-9.ch010
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Roysircar, Gargi, et al. "Disaster Responder Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and Protective Factors: A Pilot Study on Responders' Resilience and Competence." Mental Health Intervention and Treatment of First Responders and Emergency Workers, edited by Clint A. Bowers, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 169-189. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9803-9.ch010

APA

Roysircar, G., Lanza, A. M., & Macedonia, M. F. (2020). Disaster Responder Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and Protective Factors: A Pilot Study on Responders' Resilience and Competence. In C. Bowers, D. Beidel, & M. Marks (Eds.), Mental Health Intervention and Treatment of First Responders and Emergency Workers (pp. 169-189). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9803-9.ch010

Chicago

Roysircar, Gargi, Allyssa M. Lanza, and Marie F. Macedonia. "Disaster Responder Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and Protective Factors: A Pilot Study on Responders' Resilience and Competence." In Mental Health Intervention and Treatment of First Responders and Emergency Workers, edited by Clint A. Bowers, Deborah C. Beidel, and Madeline R. Marks, 169-189. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9803-9.ch010

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Abstract

The study examined the relationships among resilience, self-care, self-compassion of first responders. In addition, the study assessed the contributions of protective and risk factors to responders' resilience and disaster response competencies. Five research hypotheses and three research questions were examined with Pearson r correlations, multiple regressions, one t-test, one MANOVA, and post hoc tests, showing significant and meaningful results. In addition, the internal consistency reliabilities of the DRCQ scales were investigated which were strong to very strong. It was hypothesized and shown that there were significant positive relationships among self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. A second hypothesis was retained that the two dimensions of self-care (i.e., self-care practices and physical safety) were predictors of self-compassion. Responders who consciously observed self-care practices fostered and strengthened self-compassion and vice versa.

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