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Barriers to accessing psychosocial support for humanitarian aid workers: a mixed methods enquiry Cockcroft-McKay, Caitlin Eiroá Orosa, Francisco José Ajuda humanitària Investigació amb mètodes mixtos Salut mental Humanitarian assistance Mixed methods research Mental health International and national humanitarian aid workers were recruited for this study through purposive sampling techniques using social media. Eight interviews and one focus group discussion were carried out (n=13), and a survey disseminated (n=62), to gather a broad range of perspectives on barriers for aid workers in seeking out and accessing psychosocial support. A thematic analysis was carried out on the interviews and focus group discussion. The hypothesis was that participants would describe a variety of personal, professional, and environmental barriers, with ‘tough-guy macho culture’ and/or ‘martyr culture’ being the strongest deterrent. Fourteen barriers, namely Accessibility, Appropriateness, Attitude, Availability, Confidentiality & trust, Duty of care, Guidance, Normalisation, Experience, Repercussions, Self-awareness, Self-reliance, Stigma, and Time, were identified. It is recommended that organisations improve provision of quality, appropriate psychosocial support for staff; that it’s communicated regularly, and they train staff on identification of when others are in need of support. 2025-01-15T15:02:11Z 2025-01-15T15:02:11Z 2021-10 2025-01-15T15:02:11Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 0361-3666 https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217533 703143 eng Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12449 Disasters, 2021, vol. 45, num.4, p. 762-796 https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12449 (c) Overseas Development Institute, 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess 35 p. application/pdf Wiley Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)