Cross-Sectional Analysis of Psychological Mediators Between Occupational Trauma and PTSD in Metropolitan Firefighters
Conditional process analysis revealed childhood trauma as a pivotal mediator, with emotional abuse pathways demonstrating significant mediational effects, while dissociative experiences emerged as a significant secondary mechanism, collectively explaining a substantial portion of PTSD variance through interactions between occupational trauma exposure and intrinsic psychological vulnerabilities.
Authors
- Vedat Şar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5392-9644)
- Ahmet Erhan Bakirci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-8769)
- Ali Çetin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1174-6997)
Institutions
- Koç University (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe15050075
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31