J Agric Med Community Health.  2020 Dec;45(4):208-220. 10.5393/JAMCH.2020.45.4.208.

Factors Affecting Post-traumatic Growth of Maritime Police Officers

• Moon SM
• Park J
• Ryu SY
• Han MA
• Choi SW
• Choi SS

• KMID: 2511859
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2020.45.4.208

Abstract

Objectives
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the posttraumatic growth of maritime police officers.
Methods
The subjects include 293 maritime police officers that received basic and professional education at the Korea Coast Guard Academy on June 17~July 31, 2019. Data was analyzed in frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, variance analysis, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis with the SPSS Version 21.0 program.
Results
The findings show that the maritime police officers scored mean 39.72±16.56 points in posttraumatic growth. marital status(β=.194, p=.002), smoking(β=.152, p=.010), regular exercise(β=-.185, p<.001), total duration of service(β=-.154, p=.033), resilience(β=.310, p<.001), social support (β=.250, p<.001), and collective culture(β=.158, p=.004) had impacts on their posttraumatic growth.
Conclusion
The findings of the study demonstrate that the posttraumatic growth of maritime police officers was under the influence of supports from families and peers, working environment, and culture as well as their individual characteristics.

Keyword

Organizational culture; Post traumatic growth; Resilience; Social support