Magnitude and Source of General and Occupation-Specific Stress Among Police and Correctional Officers

Anson, Richard H.; Johnson, Bobby; Anson, Nancy W.

doi:10.1300/j076v25n01_07

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“…The unique working environment of these public servants, however, increasingly jeopardizes the fulfillment of such expectations. The consistency of high stress levels experienced by correctional officers is well documented (Anson, Johnson, & Anson, 1997;Armstrong & Griffin, 2004;Flanagan, Johnson, & Wesley, 1996). The seriousness of the physical and psychological effects of stress on the correctional official (heart disease, hypertension, peptic ulcers, sickness, alcoholism, depression, suicidal tendencies, anxiety, as well as other mental disorders), as posited by Anson et al (1997) and DeCarlo and Gruenfeld (1989), have serious implications for mental health management in this type of organization.…”

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South African correctional official occupational stress: The role of psychological strengths

Botha¹,

Pienaar

2006

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

South African correctional official occupational stress: The role of psychological strengths

Botha¹,

Pienaar

2006

Journal of Criminal Justice

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“…Os distúrbios de sono, problemas de irritabilidade e até pressão alta e dores na coluna podem ser relacionados ao conteúdo do trabalho e nível de estresse do trabalhador, também descritos como alguns dos efeitos do estresse nos agentes penitenciários nos estudos de Anson et al (1997) e DeCarlo e GruenFeld (1989).…”

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“…A gravidade dos efeitos físicos e psicológicos do estresse sobre o agente penitenciário (doença cardíaca, hipertensão, úlceras pépticas, alcoolismo, depressão, suicídio, ansiedade, bem como outros transtornos mentais), como posta por Anson et al (1997) (GHADDAR et al, 2008).…”

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Percepção Das Condições De Trabalho E Saúde Pelos Agentes Penitenciários Do Presidio Masculino De Florianópolis/Sc

Reinert¹,

Vergara²,

Gontijo³

2016

Blucher Engineering Proceedings

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RESUMOPartindo-se das hipóteses de que a saúde do trabalhador é amplamente influenciada pela sua condição de trabalho e que o trabalho em presídios contribui para a incidência de problemas de saúde, este estudo de caso investiga a real percepção dos agentes penitenciários do Presídio Masculino de Florianópolis/SC sobre seu trabalho e saúde, a partir da técnica de análise do conteúdo. O estudo desenvolvido enfatiza que o tipo de trabalho e seu conteúdo elevam o nível de stress dos trabalhadores analisados, sendo que a falta de segurança gera medo e desconfiança, revelando problemas na organização e no processo de trabalho. ABSTRACT Starting from the hypothesis that workers' health is largely influenced by its working condition and that the work in prisons contributes to the incidence of health problems, this case study investigates the real perception of correctional officers of Male Prison from

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“…To further compound the problem, correctional environments are typically considered "tough" and "dangerous" places of employment (Maghan & McLeishBlackwell, 1991). Therefore, correctional officers often experience high demands (Flanagan, Johnson & Wesley, 1996), including role conflict because of custodial demands (Anson, Johnson & Anson, 1997). In addition, Rothmann (2005) showed that correctional services experience a lack of organisational support and a lack of control.…”

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A psychometric evaluation of the job demands resources scale in South Africa

2006

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The aims of this study were to investigate the construct validity, construct equivalence and reliability of a measuring instrument of job demands and resources, and to assess the differences between the job demands and resources in different organisations in South Africa. Stratified, random samples (N = 2717) of employees in different organizations were taken. Five reliable factors were extracted using principal component analysis with a varimax rotation, namely overload, growth opportunities, organisational support, advancement, and job insecurity. All factors, except organisational support, showed acceptable equivalence for different organisations. Statistically significant differences were found between the perceptions of job demands and resources in different organisations.

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Magnitude and Source of General and Occupation-Specific Stress Among Police and Correctional Officers

Cited by 15 publications

References 4 publications

South African correctional official occupational stress: The role of psychological strengths

South African correctional official occupational stress: The role of psychological strengths

Percepção Das Condições De Trabalho E Saúde Pelos Agentes Penitenciários Do Presidio Masculino De Florianópolis/Sc

A psychometric evaluation of the job demands resources scale in South Africa

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