| Title | Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers. | | Author(s) | Maguen S, Metzler TJ, McCaslin SE, Inslicht SS, Henn-Haase C, Neylan TC, Marmar CR | | Institution | San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. Shira.Maguen@va.gov | | Source | J Nerv Ment Dis 2009 Oct; 197(10):754-60. | | MeSH | Adult
Female
History, Ancient
Humans
Life Change Events
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mental Disorders
Occupational Diseases
Personality Inventory
Police
Prospective Studies
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Stress, Psychological
Urban Population
Workplace
| | Abstract | This study examined the relationship between routine work environment stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a sample of police officers (N = 180) who were first assessed during academy training and reassessed 1-year later. In a model that included gender, ethnicity, traumatic exposure prior to entering the academy, current negative life events, and critical incident exposure over the last year, routine work environment stress was most strongly associated with PTSD symptoms. We also found that routine work environment stress mediated the relationship between critical incident exposure and PTSD symptoms and between current negative life events and PTSD symptoms. Ensuring that the work environment is functioning optimally protects against the effects of duty-related critical incidents and negative life events outside police service. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Historical Article
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19829204 |
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