Work stress associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes in police officers
Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 13:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Exposure to critical incidents, workplace discrimination, lack of cooperation among coworkers, and job dissatisfaction correlated significantly with perceived work stress among urban police officers, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Work stress was significantly associated with adverse outcomes, including depression and intimate partner abuse. The paper, 'Mental, Physical, and Behavioural Outcomes Associated with Perceived Work Stress in Police Officers' is published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Criminal Justice and Behaviour...
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