Impact of Stressful Events on Motivations, Self-Efficacy, and Development of Post-Traumatic Symptoms among Youth Volunteers in Emergency Medical Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15500063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eleni Roditi (Tel Aviv University), Moran Bodas (0000-0002-6182-6362, Tel Aviv University), Eli Jaffe (0000-0002-8380-0219, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Haim Y Knobler (Magen David Adom), Bruria Adini (0000-0002-4358-0872, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1613-1613 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16091613 |
| PMID | 31071966 |
| OpenAlex | W2943836161 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 34 |
During the last decades, Israeli emergency medical services (EMS) personnel has been exposed to different potentially traumatic events, including mass terror attacks. The aims of the present study were to identify how potentially traumatic events affect young volunteers in their motivation to volunteer and their perceived self-efficacy while being at risk of developing post-traumatic symptoms. The final sample included 236 Magen David Adom (MDA, the "Israeli Red Cross") youth volunteers. The study evaluated their motivational factors for volunteering, perceived self-efficacy, participation in potentially traumatic events, and post-traumatic symptoms. Over two-thirds of the volunteers participated in a traumatic event on duty. Volunteers who were involved in potentially stressful events scored higher levels of post-traumatic symptoms, though still very low and subclinical. Nonetheless, participating in stressful events contributed to an increased sense of self-efficacy. No difference in post-traumatic symptom levels was observed between volunteers who partook in mass casualty incidents and those who did not. The results demonstrate that MDA youth volunteers may mostly benefit from participating in situations requiring the administration of emergency medicine, even stressful ones. They may help to find ways to empower the volunteers and increase their resilience
Affect (linguistics · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Subclinical infection · Traumatic stress · Young adult · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Clinical Psychology · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |