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De-gendering firefighting: exploring risk perception and psychological resilience

Abstract: This study explores psychological differences between male and female firefighters. A convenience sample of 202 firefighters (62 females) filled out an anonymous web-based survey designed to capture self-repots on risk propensity, risk tolerance, resilience and coping resilience. Overall small differences were found suggesting that the hypothetical gender discrepancies may be reduced in firefighting occupational contexts. Further research is needed to confirm this.

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 Authorship: Cuesta A., Alvear D., Balboa A., Ortiz G.,

 Congress: European Symposium on Fire Safety Science (4º: 2024: Barcelona, Spain)

 Publisher: Institute of Physics

 Year of publication: 2024

 No. of pages: 7

 Publication type: Conference object

 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2885/1/012092

 ISSN: 1742-6588,1742-6596

 Spanish project: PLEC2023-010303

 European project: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/832576/EU/ADAPTED SITUATION AWARENESS TOOLS AND TAILORED TRAINING SCENARIOS FOR INCREASING CAPABILITIES AND ENHANCING THE PROTECTION OF FIRST RESPONDERS/ASSISTANCE/

 Publication Url: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2885/1/012092