Professional paper

The impact of social networks on the psychology of behavior firefighters

Zoran Šimić ; urednik Psihologijskog portala

Abstract

Information and communication techology (ICT) has infulence on internet and social networks. Social networks become a part of daily living and they support fast exchange of different information in real time. Development of mobile technology and devices allows making photo and video contents which in simple and fast way can be distributed trought internet and social networks. Firefighter interventions are events which create interest and it's huge possibility that witnesses or participants in firefighter intervention make photo or video activity of firefighters. The firefighters are aware of that possibility and have influence on their behavior on the site on positive or negative way. Social networks allow simple public communication and there is obligation of firefighters for responsibility of using internet and social networks.

Keywords

firefighters; psychology; social facilitation; social network; public relation

Hrčak ID:

172405

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/172405

Publication date:

20.12.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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