Entwistle, Regina (2021) We’re all in this together: The combined effects of collectivist cultural value orientations and training utility on first responders’ training satisfaction. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
First responders must co-ordinate effectively within teams in unpredictable scenarios which often have life-threatening consequences. Occupational training is a vital means of equipping first responders with the skills to manage their wellbeing in these emergency environments. However, there are dispositional traits of the trainees themselves which can impact the applicability of the training. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the combined effects of collectivist cultural value orientations (COL CVO) and training utility on training satisfaction in first responders. This cross-sectional pilot investigation utilized 372 first responders who had undertaken an occupational training program at TacMed, a first responder training organisation. Data was sourced from survey responses assessed after training completion. It was predicted that training utility and COL CVO would have separate positive associations with training satisfaction, however the effect of COL CVO would be above and beyond that of training utility. Pearson correlations revealed that training utility and training satisfaction had the strongest positive association, followed by COL CVO and training satisfaction. Hierarchical regression analyses also revealed that COL CVO had a small but significant effect on training satisfaction that was above and beyond that of training utility. Consequentially, this study gives preliminary evidence towards the positive impact of COL CVO on training satisfaction, theoretically resulting from cultural value congruency. These results have implications for human resource development, as COL CVO could be used as a screening measure in career counselling to assess suitability for first responder professions.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Erich Fein |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2025 00:00 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jul 2025 00:00 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | first responders ; collectivism ; cultural value orientations ; trainee reactions ; training satisfaction ; training utility |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52305 |
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