Individual Differences in Risk and Protective Factors: The Role of Self-Compassion Components among Emergency Responders

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

I appreciated the opportunity to read your paper. This paper is clearly presented and offers insight on a role of the Self-Compassion (among others factors) why explaining  resilience and vulnerability among RWs (a kind of high-stress profession). The manuscript is scientifically sound and the research design is appropriate to test the hypothesis. You have a large dataset with appropriate measures. The figures and tables are appropriate. The data are shown properly and they are easy to interpret and understand. The data are interpreted appropriately and consistently throughout the manuscript.

Author Response

We express our sincere gratitude for the time and effort you devoted to reviewing our manuscript. We greatly appreciate your evaluation and are truly honored to receive such positive feedback without any requested changes.

Thank you once again for your contribution to the review process.

Reviewer 2 Report

The paper titled Individual Differences in Risk and Protective Factors: The Role of Self-Compassion Components Among Emergency Responders, meets the stated objective, identifying the individual factors that make up the interaction between protective and vulnerability factors. Especially in first responders who, in emergency situations, use self-compassion as a coping strategy in the face of adversity.

The methodology that they have proposed in the study has been in accordance with the set objective, using scales based on the existing theory, verified and contrasted previously.

The analyzes developed have shown significant results regarding the adaptive and maladaptive resilient profiles.

In the discussion section, the findings through the study are evidenced, as well as pointing out that rescue workers are characterized by resilient profiles, in which they show a lower propensity to harmful coping strategies. Likewise, the novel contribution of this study, after the results and the contrast with previous research, lies in the use of self-compassion as external criterion to differentiate between profiles.

As for the references section, if it conforms to the APA 7th edition version, citations with more than two authors (author et al, year) should be noted and do not provide any DOI in the citations, being current references.

Author Response

We would like to extend our deepest gratitude for your thorough review and positive evaluation of our manuscript. 

In accordance with your recommendation, we have meticulously revised the in-text citations throughout the manuscript to align with the APA 7 guidelines. 

Please allow us to express our sincere appreciation for your attention to detail and your commitment to fostering rigorous scholarly communication.