Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2023
Publication Title
2022
Abstract
Objective: To identify the predictors of suicide for firefighters (FFs), emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and law enforcement officers (LEOs). Methods: We used baseline data from FFs/EMTs (n = 69) and LEOs (n = 81) to investigate the unique predictors for both first-responder subtypes. We conducted confirmatory factor analysis on validated assessments of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.Measures of attachment, resilience, PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety, trauma history, and substance use were the independent variables in two backward stepwise regressions predicting suicide. Results: Substance use and somatic depression were significant predictors for LEOs, whereas affective depression, anhedonia, externalizing behaviors, trauma history, and generalized anxiety were significant predictors for FFs/EMTs. Limitations: These data are cross-sectional and should be modeled longitudinally over the course of treatment. Conclusion: Separate constructs influence suicide for LEOs and FFs/EMTs.
Volume
65
Issue
4
First Page
321
Last Page
329
DOI
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002750
Repository Citation
Ponder, Warren; Carbajal, Jose; Whitworth, James; Schuman, Donna; Galusha, Jeanine; and Yockey, R Andrew, "Predictors of suicide and differences in attachment styles and resilience among treatment-seeking first responder subtypes" (2023). Faculty Publications. 27.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/socialwork_facultypubs/27
