A Study of Job Stress, Recreational Sports Participation, and Well-Being of Firefighters - A Case of the Kaohsiung City Fire Bureau

• Main Authors: Shih, Hsin-Chang, 施心章
• Other Authors: Liu, Chao-Chin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6r63ua

碩士 === 美和科技大學 === 運動與休閒系碩士班 === 106 === This study surveyed job stress, recreational sports participation, and well-being for in-service firefighters from the Fire Bureau of Kaohsiung City, and analyzed demographic differences affecting these factors. Correlations were studied and evaluated. Past studies were reviewed to develop a questionnaire which was issued to 400 field firefighters in Kaohsiung by purposive sampling. A total of 337 valid questionnaires were collected with a return rate of 84.25%. The findings are as follows: 1. According to answers regarding factors of job stress, personal factors have the highest correlated relationship; according to answers about the sports engaged in, most firefighters participate in workouts; according to answers related to factors of well-being, interpersonal relationships are the most influential. 2. The answers provided regarding job stress, recreational sports participation, and well-being by firefighters with demographic differences are significantly different. 3. There is no strong correlation between job stress and participation in recreational sports; well-being and job stress present a high negative correlated relationship; and a partial correlation exists between recreational sports participation and well-being. 4. Personal factors resulting in job stress and participation in workouts and recreational sports have high predictability of the level of well-being, collectively explaining 10.6% variation. Among them, participation in workouts has the highest predictability (5.4%), followed by personal factors leading to job stress (2.9%), and participation in recreational sports (2.3%). Based on the findings, the following conclusions are made. Field firefighters in Kaohsiung city feel stressed in their jobs and have low participation in recreational sports, but their level of well-being is above average. The findings, however, show major differences among the answers provided by field firefighters with different backgrounds. Personal factors resulting in job stress and participation in workouts and recreational sports predict the degree of well-being. The predictability is shown as job stress having a negative impact on well-being. Moreover, participation in recreational sports has a positive impact on well-being, while the influence is not profound. Thus, for future studies, it is suggested that other factors influencing the degree of well-being should be investigated. For in-service field firefighters, it is suggested that firefighters should take more time to participate in workouts and recreational sports in order to relieve their job stress and increase their well-being.