Title:
A relationship exists between specific stressors and the length of time a police officer serves
Author:
Ronald L. Roof
Committee Member:
Gilbert Clapperton
Committee Member:
Gregory Helweg
Committee Member:
Howard Pinn
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola College of Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
1990
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
Stress has long been recognized as one of the major drawbacks to police work. Numerous studies in recent years not only identified specific stressors affecting police officers, but also identified both the physical and psychological results of stresses and strains on police personnel. However, little research has been conducted examining the effects of time on specific stressors. To this end, a testing instrument was developed to examine an array of previously identified stressors. Then, a single police agency was presented with 650 questionnaires which were distributed during a training program. Two hundred and eight (208) members responded to the survey. The respondents were then grouped according to seniority where group 1 = 0 thru 5 years of service, group 2 = 6 thru 10 years, group 3 = 11 thru 15 years, group 4 = 15 thru 20 years, and group 5 = 21 or more years of experience. A one-way factorial analysis was then run within each age group on the various stressors recognized in this research project. In all, fifteen separate one-way ANOVA were formed. Additionally, a Tukey HSD was calculated on all ANOVA revealing significance.
Subject:
Job stress
Subject:
Police--Job stress
Subject:
Stress (Psychology)
Degree:
Master of Arts
Level:
Master
Discipline:
Counseling Psychology
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Identifier:
RoofRL-90
