In search of the “Rescue Personality”. A questionnaire study with emergency medical services personnel |
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Authors: | Stephanie Klee Karl-Heinz Renner |
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Affiliation: | FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany |
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Abstract: | The construct of the “Rescue Personality” as claimed by Mitchell (1983) in the course of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing was investigated in a sample of 173 Emergency Medical Services (EMSs) personnel. As hypothesized EMS personnel scored lower on neuroticism and openness but higher on conscientiousness and risk and competition seeking compared with a norm sample. By contrast, EMS personnel showed lower scores for agreeableness and no differences for extraversion. Duration of EMS service was not associated with personality except for extraversion preliminarily supporting a predisposition model. Furthermore, EMS volunteers did not differ from EMS professionals regarding personality, again except for extraversion. These results provide first evidence for most of Mitchell’s assumptions concerning the “Rescue Personality”. Implications for vocational choice, prevention and crisis intervention are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Rescue Personality Crisis intervention CISD Emergency medical services personnel Personality testing Vocational choice |
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