Police officers: Perception of self, occupational role, and occupational events.

This study examined police officers' perceptions of self, occupational role and their relation to perceived stress and posttraumatic stress symptomology. Self-report measures for the study variables were completed by 101 police officers. Hypotheses predicted that perception of self and role would be associated with perception of stress and that perception of the stress would mediate PTSD symptomology. Neuroticism, job quality and general job satisfaction were the main predictors of stress. Stress levels mediated between 1) job quality and the symptoms of anxious arousal and impaired self-reference; 2) general job satisfaction and the symptoms of defensive avoidance and dissociation; and 3) neuroticism and the symptom of defensive avoidance. This implies that police officers' job quality, their feelings of general job satisfaction, and low levels of neuroticism are important in alleviating stress and subsequent psychological sequela.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Piper, Lynn J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sewell, Kenneth W.
• Jenkins, Sharon Rae
• Williams-Moes, Amy

• Police -- Psychology.
• Stress (Psychology)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• neuroticism
• occupational role
• police officers
• stress
• perception of self

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Piper, Lynn J.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 54453339
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4397/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc4397

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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