Adaptation and Validity Evidence of the Professional Demands of Brazilian Military Firefighters Scale (EDP-BM-BR)

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Abstract

The objective of this article is to verify the psychometric properties of the Professional Demands of Military Firefighters Scale (EDPBM-BR), adapted for the Brazilian context. The exploration of the variables took place through focus groups with military firefighters from operational teams. A sample of 1327 firefighters answered the 12 item questionnaire, submitted to reliability and validation assessment. The exploratory factor analysis process resulted in 11 items subdivided into 3 factors, which indicated the 3 main categories of stressful events for this audience: chronic demands (DC), acute demands (AD), and organizational demands (DO). The Professional Demands of Military
Firefighters Scale contributes to the advancement of theories of well-being and occupational health in studies in the areas of health and work psychology, and human resources management, considering the reality of professionals who work in chronic risk conditions in the Brazilian context.

Keywords: occupational well-being, resource conservation theory, firefighters, psychometric validation.

Author Biographies

  • Maria José Chambel, University of Lisboa, Portugal

    Maria José Chambel is associate professor at the University of Lisbon in Lisbon (Portugal). She has a PhD in social psychology and teaches in work and organizational psychology. She is Pro-Rectors at the University of Lisbon. Her main research interests include subjects such employment relations, temporary workers, work-family (life) relationship and stress & well-being at work

  • Fabiano Larentis, University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Brazil

    He is PhD in Administration (UFRGS - 2010). He is coordinator of the Stricto Sensu Post-Graduate Coordination at University of Caxias de Sul. He is professor in the undergraduate courses of Administration and International Trade and member of the permanent faculty of the Post-Graduate Program in Administration (PPGA UCS), at Master's and Ph.D courses.

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Published

2022-07-01

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022): rPOT N3/2022

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Literature Reviews

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