Independent variables | Authors names | Tool’s name | description |
Background characteristics | The demographic and work variables were measured using a questionnaire created specifically for the purposes of the current study |
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Social support | | MSPSS—The multidimensional scale of perceived social support | 12 items, 1 - 7 reliability = 0.88 Cronbach’s alpha |
Sense of Mastery | | The scale of sense of mastery | 7 items, 1 - 5 reliability = 0.81 Cronbach’s alpha |
Self-esteem | | Rosenberg Scale of Self-esteem | 10 items, 1 - 5 reliability = between 0.81 and 0.90 Cronbach’s alpha |
Coping strategies | |
| 18 items, 1 - 5 reliability = 86 (problem-focused), 0.83 emotion-focused) respectively Cronbach’s alpha. |
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Post-traumatic symptoms | | The PTS symptoms Scale-Self-Report (PTSSS-SR) | 17 items, 0 - 3 reliability = 0.90 Cronbach’s alpha |
Death anxiety | |
| 6 items, 1 - 5 reliability = 0.90 Cronbach’s alpha 0.80 |