Firefighters: Prosocial Risk Taking and Time Orientation
The aim in this study was to identify the time orientation of firefighters. The sample consisted of 71 firefighters (M
age = 35.1 years, SD = 4.8) and 66 social workers, representing a group working in a low-risk environment (M
age = 33.2 years,
SD = 5.9). The participants completed the Temporal Orientation Questionnaire AION-2000. It was found that, in comparison to the control group, firefighters scored higher on future-time perspective and the temporal competences of telic dominance, degree of detail, and use of time.
Keywords: FIREFIGHTERS; PERSONALITY; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; RISK TAKING; TIME ORIENTATION
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 March 2014
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