Portuguese Version of the Firefighter Coping Self-Efficacy Scale: factor structure and psychometric characteristics

• Autor(a) principal: Moniz, Soraia
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Galhardo, Ana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/Moniz, S., & Galhardo, A. (2022). Vers?o portuguesa da Firefighter Coping Self-Efficacy Scale: Estudo da estrutura fatorial e caracter?sticas psicom?tricas. Revista Portuguesa De Investiga??o Comportamental E Social, 8(1), 1?13. https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2022.8.1.244; https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2022.8.1.244
• topic: Bombeiros - Firefighters; Autoefic?cia - Self-efficacy; Avalia??o - Assessment; Estrutura fatorial - Factor structure; Caracter?sticas psicom?tricas - Psychometric characteristics; Estudo quantitativo - Quantitative study

Contexto e Objetivo: O presente estudo pretendeu traduzir a Firefighter Coping Self- Efficacy Scale (FFCSE) e explorar a sua dimensionalidade e caracter?sticas psicom?tricas. M?todos: O estudo de desenho transversal foi autorizado pela Autoridade Nacional de Emerg?ncia e Prote??o Civil e disseminado pelas corpora??es de diversos distritos. Uma amostra de 155 bombeiros completou online os seguintes instrumentos de autorresposta: Firefighter Coping Self- Efficacy Scale, Comprehensive Assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes, World Health Organization Index-5, Perceived Stress Scale e Patients Health Questionnaire-4. Foi realizada uma an?lise fatorial explorat?ria e conduzidos estudos de fidedignidade e validade. Resultados: Os itens da vers?o portuguesa da FFCSE revelaram, na globalidade, boas caracter?sticas psicom?tricas, ? exce??o do item 10 (?Sonhar com ocorr?ncias dif?ceis?). A estrutura fatorial apurada foi unidimensional. A FFCSE evidenciou uma boa consist?ncia interna e uma associa??o com as demais vari?veis no sentido esperado. N?o foram encontradas diferen?as nos valores m?dios da FFCSE entre bombeiros do sexo masculino e do sexo feminino e n?o se observou uma associa??o estatisticamente significativa entre a FFCSE e a idade, anos de escolaridade ou tempo de servi?o enquanto bombeiros. Conclus?es: A FFCSE mostrou ser uma medida unidimensional de perce??o de autoefic?cia para lidar com as exig?ncias inerentes ? atividade de bombeiro. Os resultados sugerem ser um instrumento v?lido e fidedigno, pass?vel de ser usado em contextos de investiga??o, de cl?nica e de forma??o destes profissionais. / Background and Aim: The current study aimed to translate the Firefighter Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (FFCSE) and explore its dimensionality and psychometric characteristics. Method: This cross-sectional study was authorised by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority and disseminated by firefighters' stations from different districts. A sample of 155 firefighters completed online the following self-report instruments: Firefighter Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, Comprehensive Assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes, World Health Organization Index-5, Perceived Stress Scale and Patients Health Questionnaire-4. An exploratory factor analysis was computed, and reliability and validity studies were conducted. Results: The Portuguese version of the FFCSE items revealed, in general, good psychometric characteristics, except for item 10 ("Having dreams about difficult calls"). The factor structure was one-dimensional. The FFCSE showed good internal consistency, and the associations with the other variables were in the expected direction. No differences were found between men and women in the FFCSE mean scores. There was no statistically significant association between the FFCSE and age, years of education or length of service as firefighters. Conclusions: The FFCSE proved to be a one-dimensional measure of perceived self-efficacy to deal with the demands inherent to the firefighter activity. The results suggest that it is a valid and reliable measure, useful in research, clinical and training contexts for these professionals.