title: Correlates of work injury frequency and duration among firefighters.
abstract: This study examined demographic, personality, and economic incentive correlates of workplace injuries suffered by 171 firefighters over a 12-year period. Results showed that female firefighters experienced more injuries than male firefighters. Several Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scales (Conversion Hysteria, Psychopathic Deviate, and Social Introversion) were positively related to injury frequency. Regression analyses revealed that age, tenure, gender, marital status, type of injury, and wage variables were significant when predicting the duration of injuries as well as an interaction between marital status and gender. Two MMPI scales (Psychopathic Deviate and Schizophrenia) were also significantly related to injury duration. Indemnity cost estimates were calculated. The results underscore the importance of distinguishing the duration of injury from the occurrence of injury.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Relations Center, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA. hliao@csom.umn.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Arvey
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nutting
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors; D017132:Workplace / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology