Backing the Blue in the Midst of COVID-19: Simultaneous Shared Trauma and the Effects of Coping in Law Enforcement Couples

Collazo, Jasmin

doi:10.1007/s10615-020-00782-9

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“…Using the military family literature as a frame of reference requires that we also focus attention on the dissimilarities. For example, PSP families need to manage the exit and reentry of PSP daily [28]; PSP typically work rotating and sometimes long shifts facing adversity and risk in their home communities, returning to their families within a 24-h period [29,30]. In contrast, military personnel often find themselves in combat in other countries and deployments are months or years [31].…”

Section: Military Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There’s No Life Like It

Cramm,

Cox,

Norris

et al. 2024

J Occup Rehabil

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Purpose The nature and cumulative occupational demands imposed on families of public safety personnel (PSP) are substantial, in many cases non-negotiable, and distinct from the general population accentuating risk factors for family well-being. Despite this reality, the contributions of PSP families are not well understood, and a conceptual framework is needed. The aim of this paper is to summarize contextual factors (lifestyle dimensions) that shape the lives of PSP families; factors supported in the existing, albeit limited, body of research. Methods Grounded in the interpretive/constructivist paradigm, a synthesis was central to understanding the lived experiences of PSP families. An interdisciplinary research team engaged in an iterative process of framework analysis to capture the variability and complexity of PSP family life and distilled the overarching lifestyle dimensions. Results Three lifestyle dimensions—logistics, risks, and identities—emerged from contextual factors and represent distinct aspects of PSP family life. PSP families play a crucial role in that their capacity to accommodate the lifestyle dimensions (i.e., logistics, risks, and identities), without which the PSP could not meet the demands of the profession. Conclusion Promoting awareness of these dimensions and their consequent demands underscores the cumulative demands that put PSP families at risk. Responses from governments, public safety organizations, and communities are required to help PSP families manage non-negotiable elements of the public safety occupation that spill over into family life over which they have no control.

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Section: Military Familiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There’s No Life Like It

Cramm,

Cox,

Norris

et al. 2024

J Occup Rehabil

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“…Studies on the shared trauma experienced by other professionals who are also at risk of potential exposure to the virus through their work are needed. For example, police officers not only had to respond, as usual, to criminal activities but also found themselves in the position of having to enforce non-essential business closures and maintaining order at testing sites, while trying to preserve their own health (Collazo, 2021).…”

Section: Covid-19 As a Shared Traumamentioning

confidence: 99%

Framing the meaning of COVID-19 and the psychological responses to it: Insights gleaned from selected theoretical approaches

2022

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This viewpoint article reviews theoretical approaches that are relevant to studying COVID-19 and the psychological reactions to it. We suggest that the published research can be viewed from four major theoretical perspectives: as a stress situation, traumatic event, shared reality/shared trauma, and loss and grief situation. We detail the terms and the main theory/ies underlying each approach and suggest how COVID-19 characteristics and the its’ psychological consequences may be conceptualized in accordance with each approach. Additionally, we discuss the challenges and facets of each theoretical conceptualization that should be addressed in further research, and the necessity of exploring implications for practice.

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“…Law enforcement officers have always had challenges due to multiple organizational stressors, including exposure to traumatic events, shift work challenges, and work‐family conflicts (Borum & Philpot, 1993; Collazo, 2021; Duxbury & Halinski, 2018; Edwards & Kotera, 2021). Such stress has worsened due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, forcing law enforcement individuals to enforce rules regarding social gatherings, ensuring safety at testing/vaccine sites, and caring for his/her own health.…”

Section: Psychiatric Disorders Among Employment Requiring Firearmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Further, law enforcement officers struggle with emotion‐focused coping, with officers noting displays of emotional responses as a weakness (Velazquez & Hernandez, 2019). Clinically, it would be important to consider that the stress experienced by law enforcement officers has increased in the past 2 years as well as to consider the general issues regarding mental health and law enforcement (Collazo, 2021; White et al., 2016).…”

Section: Psychiatric Disorders Among Employment Requiring Firearmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychiatric disorders among employment requiring firearms

Yasuhara

Morreale

Talley

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Individuals who carry guns as a requirement of employment frequently experience hazards that can be stress inducing, violent, traumatizing, or cause personal injury. This study used data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiological Surveys (CPES; n = 20,013), to examine mental health diagnoses of individuals that ever worked at a job requiring a firearm. Consistent with existing literature, the findings indicated that those who worked in professions requiring a firearm showed similar risk of mental health diagnoses as law enforcement officers which includes symptoms of trauma, mood disorders, and alcohol use. Further, race/ ethnic differences emerged in patterns of mental health diagnoses, suggesting sociocultural differences influence diagnoses. These findings indicate the necessity for further investigation of the understudied area of mental health of those within employment positions that require firearms.

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Backing the Blue in the Midst of COVID-19: Simultaneous Shared Trauma and the Effects of Coping in Law Enforcement Couples

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There’s No Life Like It

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There’s No Life Like It

Framing the meaning of COVID-19 and the psychological responses to it: Insights gleaned from selected theoretical approaches

Psychiatric disorders among employment requiring firearms

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