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

Botha, Charl P.; Pienaar, Jaco

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2005.11.008

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“…However, Wilson and Laschinger reported a positive relationship between years of experience and job stress (37). Many studies have reported an association between income of nurses and work-related stress (29,38). Al-Makhaita et al (12), in agreement with the present study, did not find a significant association.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Job-related stress among nurses in primary healthcare centers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia

Alanazi¹,

Mohamed²,

Hammad³

et al. 2019

Electron. physician

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Background: Occupational stress can lead to poor health and work-related injuries. Nurses have a unique work place environment that can impact job-related stress in a unique way. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and associated factors of job stress among nurses in primary health centers in Arar city. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 101 nurses covering all primary healthcare centers (n=12) in Arar city, Saudi Arabia between December 2017 and February 2018. All nurses working in primary healthcare levels, of all ages, sexes, Saudi and non-Saudi were eligible for study inclusion. Nurses with mental health problems and those of work duration less than one year were excluded from the study. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire including demographic characteristics of nurses and a work stressor questionnaire to evaluate job stress among them. The data were entered and analyzed using IBM© SPSS© Statistics version 20. Chi-Square test of independence and Fisher Exact test were used. p≤0.05 was considered significant. Results: All nurses at primary healthcare centers in Arar city were included in the study (101nurses). The most frequent areas of work-related stress among nurses were time pressure (42.6%), followed by boredom-induced stress (32.7%), pressure on the job (31.7%), work underload stress (26.7%), and disagreement and indecision (25.7). Almost one-third (34.7%) of the nurses had work-related stress. Higher educated nurses (Bachelor or above) were more likely to have work-related stress compared to diploma educated nurses; 55.2% versus 26.4% (OR=3.4, CI: 1.3-8.4, p=0.006) Conclusion: Work-related stress is a considerably prevalent problem among nurses working at primary healthcare centers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia as it impacts almost one third of them. Application of interventional programs to relieve sources of stress, and providing more training of nurses on stress management is a necessity.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Job-related stress among nurses in primary healthcare centers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia

Alanazi¹,

Mohamed²,

Hammad³

et al. 2019

Electron. physician

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“…[820] However, the finding is incongruent with other study which showed a positive relationship between years of experience and job stress. [21] Although in several studies income has been introduced as associated factors related to occupational stress,[2223] the finding of the present study showed that income was not significantly associated with WRS among nurses in both PHCCs and MTC. Furthermore, the data of this study, in the MTC found that 89.5% of nurses who suffered from WRS had a working shifts compared to 79.6% without stress [Table 2] and the difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.01).…”

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confidence: 57%

Predictors of work-related stress among nurses working in primary and secondary health care levels in Dammam, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Almakhaita

Sabra

Hafez

2014

J Fam Community Med

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Introduction:Work-related stress (WRS) is an insidious and persistent part of everyday life related to the response of people to work environment. Nursing is a strenuous job and WRS is prevalent among nurses. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of WRS among nurses working in primary and secondary health care levels in Dammam, Eastern Saudi Arabia.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted in 17 primary health care centers (PHCCs) representing the primary level of health care and Medical Tower Complex (MTC) representing the secondary health care level in Dammam city. The total number of nurses included in the study was 637 nurses (144 in PHCCs) and (493 MTC). Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, which was developed based on the pertinent literature. It included two main parts: Sociodemographic and job characteristics of nurses and 31 WRS questions.Results:The overall prevalence of WRS among all studied nurses was 45.5%; 43.1% and 46.2% in primary and secondary levels, respectively. In the primary level, there was a statistical significant association between WRS and being married (85.5%), and having living three children and more (53.2%). Moreover, younger age group 20-<30 years (79.4%), Saudi nationality (86.8%), being married (74.6%), having nonbachelor degree (83.3%), work shifts (89.5%), and working in surgical department (46.5%) were the significant associating factors with the occurrence of WRS among nurses in secondary levels. Young age was the only predicting factor for WRS in primary care level. While being female, Saudi, married, with work shifts, and working in surgical department were found to predict WRS in the secondary level.Recommendations:Appropriate strategy in health care organization to investigate stress in health care settings is recommended. Moreover, interventional programs to identify, and relieve sources and effects of stress should be developed.

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“…If stress was strongly correlated with organizational characteristics of correctional work, such as work overload, poor social status, role problem or conflict, and lack of resources (Allard, Wortley, & Stewart, 2003;Botha & Pienaar, 2006;Garland, 2004;Schaufeli, Van Der Eijnden, & Brouwers, 1994), the relational aspect of correctional work appeared to be a major factor of burnout among employees. If stress was strongly correlated with organizational characteristics of correctional work, such as work overload, poor social status, role problem or conflict, and lack of resources (Allard, Wortley, & Stewart, 2003;Botha & Pienaar, 2006;Garland, 2004;Schaufeli, Van Der Eijnden, & Brouwers, 1994), the relational aspect of correctional work appeared to be a major factor of burnout among employees.…”

Section: Burnout and Correctional Staffmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inmates-to-Staff Assaults, PTSD and Burnout

Boudoukha

Altıntaş²,

Rusinek³

et al. 2013

J Interpers Violence

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Prison employees are often confronted with critical incidents and chronic stressors that may lead to trauma or burnout symptoms. However, most of the research on clinical aspects of interpersonal violence in prisons (inmates-to-staff violence, specifically) focuses either on trauma or on burnout. The purpose of the present study is (a) to examine both burnout and posttraumatic stress among prison staff and (b) to examine the influences of inmates-to-staff violent relations on posttraumatic stress in terms of risk profile to develop PTSD. A random sample of French correctional employees has completed various self-reported questionnaires assessing burnout, posttraumatic stress, and stress as well as victimization and demographic characteristics. Correctional employees demonstrated high levels of PTSD symptoms, burnout, and stress. Violent interactions with inmates lead to experienced trauma of all types (PTSD, secondary, or vicarious trauma). Results have highlighted a prison worker's profile prone to PTSD: he or she expresses high levels of emotional exhaustion, intense levels of stress, high levels of depersonalization, and high levels of intrusion, avoidance, and hyperreactivity. This study contributes to an understanding of the literature by explaining the complex association between burnout and posttraumatic stress after interpersonal violence. These findings suggest a need to support prison workers and to address inmates-to-staff relational dynamics.

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

Cited by 38 publications

References 43 publications

Job-related stress among nurses in primary healthcare centers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia

Job-related stress among nurses in primary healthcare centers in Arar city, Saudi Arabia

Predictors of work-related stress among nurses working in primary and secondary health care levels in Dammam, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Inmates-to-Staff Assaults, PTSD and Burnout

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