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Profesní zátěž a životní spokojenost profesionálních hasičů

Title in English Work strain nad life satisfaction of professional firefighters
Authors

VACULÍK Martin NECHVÁTALOVÁ Blanka

Year of publication 2007
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Psychologie v ekonomické praxi
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Citation
Field Psychology
Keywords životní spokojenost; profesní zátěž; hasič
Description The submitted project was focused on aspects of perception of work strain and its relation to life satisfaction of professional firefighters. The research project has two parts: a) semi-structured interviews with firefighters were conducted for the aim of identification of work strain areas in occupation of professional firefighter, b) 136 professional firefighters filled in the Questionnaire of subjective evaluation of professional firefighter work strain and a Life satisfaction questionnaire. According to the gained results the life satisfaction of professional firefighters declines with the perceived increase of work-load. Professional firefighters are less satisfied with their work and occupation in the course of increasing work strain. Perception of work strain of professional firefighters increase with the growing duration of service.

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