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dc.contributor.authorLal, Tara Jen
dc.contributor.authorMaple, Myfanwyen
dc.contributor.authorBartik, Warrenen
dc.contributor.authorWayland, Sarahen
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-06T01:02:36Z-
dc.date.available2024-09-06T01:02:36Z-
dc.date.issued2024-01-15-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/62589-
dc.descriptionTrigger warning: Suicide is a central theme of this research. It may trigger distress in some individuals. If you are distressed and in need of immediate support please access the International Association of Suicide Prevention website and search for a helpline near you. https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/en
dc.description.abstractAudio files and interview transcripts with firefighters recorded between 2019-202 that form the raw dataset from which the analysis was conducted. Files which demonstrate the coding process are also included in the form of files drawn from NVIVO, excel spreadsheets and JPEG images of concept maps.en
dc.format.extent.icloud, .docx, .mp3, .xlsx, .zipen
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherUniversity of New Englanden
dc.relation.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/63377en
dc.titleA violation of Coherence: A narrative inquiry study of firefighters' experiences of exposure to suicideen
dc.typeDataseten
dc.identifier.doi10.25952/r16q-z248en
dcterms.accessRightsMediateden
dcterms.rightsHolderTara Lalen
dc.subject.keywordsSuicideen
dc.subject.keywordsFirefightersen
dc.subject.keywordsEmergency Servicesen
dc.subject.keywordsNarrative Inquiryen
dc.subject.keywordsPostventionen
local.contributor.firstnameTara Jen
local.contributor.firstnameMyfanwyen
local.contributor.firstnameWarrenen
local.contributor.firstnameSarahen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Healthen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Healthen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Psychologyen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Healthen
local.profile.emailtlal@myune.edu.auen
local.profile.emailmmaple2@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailwbartik@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emailswaylan2@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.publisher.placeArmidale, Australiaen
local.title.subtitleA narrative inquiry study of firefighters' experiences of exposure to suicideen
local.contributor.lastnameLalen
local.contributor.lastnameMapleen
local.contributor.lastnameBartiken
local.contributor.lastnameWaylanden
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local.abstract.englishEmergency service workers are routinely exposed to potentially traumatic events involving sudden violent deaths, including suicide, in fulfilling their occupational roles. Yet, firefighters are a unique population of emergency service workers whose primary purpose is to protect life. How, then, do they experience the intentional act to end life when a person has died by suicide? The profound impact of exposure to suicide is well documented in the empirical literature, particularly in light of close relationships. However, exploration of the breadth and complexity of exposure in an occupational context is limited, particularly in those without an attachment relationship to the deceased, such as the experience of firefighters. This doctoral study explores the experiences of firefighters exposed to suicide situated within the unique cultural and organisational context of firefighting, examining how firefighters live with and through the experience of exposure to suicide in their personal and professional lives. The study is grounded in narrative inquiry methodology, using a qualitative reflexive paradigm with an insider researcher perspective. In-depth semi-structured interviews elicited the stories of 20 firefighters based in Australia who had been exposed to suicide occupationally and personally. A reflexive thematic analysis was used to draw out meanings across and within the shared stories of firefighters. The results of the analysis generated four themes collectively describing the lived experiences of firefighters exposed to suicide. The first two themes tell of the experience of exposure to suicide and how that exposure poses a threat to firefighters’ understanding of the world. This details the conflicts and discrepancies in the truth about the expectations and realities of the world firefighters exist within. The results show how exposure to suicide occurs in a liminal space triggered by not knowing why a person has died by suicide and the uncertainty this creates about the world around them, given the cultural nuances of control associated with firefighting as a profession. The final two themes reflect firefighters’ internal experience of exposure to suicide brought about by disruptions to temporality. ‘Fears for the future’ identifies how suicide is experienced as a threat to firefighters’ sense of safety, whilst ‘Reflections of the past’ captures how suicide is experienced as a retrospective reckoning, which is interpreted as a failure to protect life and an ultimate threat to a firefighter’s identity. The study concludes that firefighters’ experiences of exposure to suicide can be understood as a violation of coherence that disrupts their familiar ways of understanding and being in the world. The results of the study situate a discussion about the philosophical and psychological theories that may better inform firefighter suicide exposure preparedness. Strategies are highlighted to better support those working within the field and enhance ways to offer postvention support to these first responders.en
local.title.maintitleA violation of Coherenceen
local.relation.fundingsourcenoteAustralian Rotary Health Emergency Services Scholarshipen
local.output.categorydescriptionX Dataseten
local.search.authorLal, Tara Jen
local.search.supervisorMaple, Myfanwyen
local.search.supervisorBartik, Warrenen
local.search.supervisorWayland, Sarahen
local.datasetcontact.nameTara Lalen
local.datasetcontact.emailtara@tarajlal.comen
local.datasetcustodian.nameTara Lalen
local.datasetcustodian.emailtara@tarajlal.comen
local.datasetcontact.detailsTara Lal - tara@tarajlal.comen
local.datasetcustodian.detailsTara Lal - tara@tarajlal.comen
dcterms.ispartof.projectA violation of Coherence: A narrative inquiry study of firefighters' experiences of exposure to suicideen
dcterms.source.datasetlocationUniversity of New Englanden
local.uneassociationYesen
local.sensitive.noteThe research output contains content related to suicide which may trigger distress in some individuals.en
local.atsiresearchNoen
local.sensitive.culturalNoen
local.year.published2024en
local.subject.for2020420209 Occupational epidemiologyen
local.subject.for2020520505 Social psychologyen
local.subject.for2020420603 Health promotionen
local.subject.seo2020200507 Occupational healthen
local.subject.seo2020200406 Health protection and disaster responseen
local.subject.seo2020200599 Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) not elsewhere classifieden
dc.coverage.placeNew South Wales, Australiaen
local.profile.affiliationtypeUNE Affiliationen
local.profile.affiliationtypeUNE Affiliationen
local.profile.affiliationtypeUNE Affiliationen
local.profile.affiliationtypeUNE Affiliationen
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