Inhibiting disclosure about stress to family and social support among Japanese volunteer firefighters

トシブ　ノ　ショウボウ　ダンイン　ニオケル　カゾク　ニ　タイスル　ストレス　カイジ　ヨクセイ　タイド　ト　ソーシャル　サポート　ガ　セイシンテキ　ケンコウ　ニ　オヨボス　エイキョウ

Yoo, Seonyoung

松井, 豊

Matsui, Yutaka

畑中, 美穂

Hatanaka, Miho

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

ストレス開示抑制態度

ソーシャルサポート

精神的健康

ストレス対策

volunteer firefighters，Inhibiting disclosure about stress

social support，mental health

stress management

The goal of this investigation was to examine (1) the actual condition of mental health and social support (2) determinants of the mental health among Japanese volunteer firefighters in urban area, especially focused on the social support from family and the attitudes toward inhibiting disclosure of stress to family. The results showed that 3.8% were identified as a high-risk group for PTSD at six months after the earthquake, and 13.0% were the high-risk group for General Health. With regard to the sources of social support, the proportion of family or acquaintances was higher than the colleagues volunteer firefighters. The predictors of mental health included [the resignation], such as “it is useless to talk about my stress to my family”,[hiding weakness], and [consideration for one’s family], such as “listening to my problems would bother her(him), as risk factors of the mental health. Meanwhile, [feeling sure of controlling one’s stress] as well as [casual conversation(mindless chatter)] facilitates the mental health. To sum up, with respect to the Critical Incident Stress Management system for volunteer firefighters, it is needed to regard both social support from family or acquaintances and attitudes toward inhibiting disclosure about stress to family as significant variables when applying Critical incident stress management system for firefighters based on peer-support to volunteer firefighters directly.

松井, 豊

畑中, 美穂