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Evaluation of Identity, Personality, and Careers among Firefighter's Acceptance of Prosocial Risk
[Thesis]
McCormick, Bryce A.
Kerwood, Scott
Capella University
2020
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Ph.D.
Capella University
2020
Across the United States, firefighters take risks every day. Why do these individuals take risks for people they may have never met? While the fire service has centuries of history, it has limited scholarly research and peer-reviewed journals. The study not only adds to the limited base but also looks to expand identity theory into the fire service. Expansion of identity theory is achieved by answering the research question that among firefighters, does any relationship exist between personality inventory, identity style, length of service, or perceived importance to the community and the acceptance of prosocial risk-taking? In order to answer the question, quantitative, nonexperimental research instruments were selected to determine what, if any, relationship existed between the criterion and predictor variables. A small fire department was selected to participate in the study. Through the use of descriptive statistics and hierarchical regression analysis, the significance of each predictor variable was measured, and the amount of variance each accounted for in predicting the criterion variable. Through the use of reliable and validated instruments developed for other fields, utilized within the fire service, data were obtained and analyzed from 33 line members. It was determined that personality was the only predictor variable that was statistically significant in predicting risk-taking. Through hierarchical regression, when identity was combined with personality, the two variables were a significant predictor of risk-taking, while the addition of the length of service and perception of community importance were not. The importance of determining a method for measuring risk-taking among firefighters means that leaders within the fire service can now, with confidence, predict the risk-taking attributes of its members, through the assessment of personality and identity.
Firefighting
Occupational psychology
Occupational safety
Organizational behavior
Public administration
Risk-taking
Kerwood, Scott
McCormick, Bryce A.
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