The Effect of Social Support, Gratitude, Resilience and Satisfaction with Life on Depressive Symptoms Among Police Officers Following Hurricane Katrina

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Gu JK ; McCanlies EC ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Background: Police officers in the New Orleans geographic area faced a number of challenges following Hurricane Katrina. Aim: This cross-sectional study examined the effect of social support, gratitude, resilience and satisfaction with life on symptoms of depression. Method: A total of 86 male and 30 female police officers from Louisiana participated in this study. Ordinary least-square (OLS) regression mediation analysis was used to estimate direct and indirect effects between social support, gratitude, resilience, satisfaction with life and symptoms of depression. All models were adjusted for age, alcohol intake, military experience and an increase in the number of sick days since Hurricane Katrina. Results: Mean depressive symptom scores were 9.6 +/- 9.1 for females and 10.9 +/- 9.6 for males. Mediation analyses indicates that social support and gratitude are directly associated with fewer symptoms of depression. Social support also mediated the relationships between gratitude and depression, gratitude and satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with life and depression. Similarly, resilience mediated the relationship between social support and fewer symptoms of depression. Conclusion: Social support, gratitude and resilience are associated with higher satisfaction with life and fewer symptoms of depression. Targeting and building these factors may improve an officer's ability to address symptoms of depression. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cyclonic Storms Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Men Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Depression Clinical Symptoms Emergency Responders Employee Satisfaction Gratitude Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes Job Stress Law Enforcement Workers Mental Health Mental Processes Mental Stress Police Police Officers Psychological Adaptation Psychological Effects Resilience Social Support Sociological Factors Stress Work-life Balance

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• ISSN:
  0020-7640
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-72
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050919
• Citation:
  Int J Soc Psychiatry 2018 Feb; 64(1):63-72
• Contact Point Address:
  Erin C McCanlies, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, M/S 4050, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  eim4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Social Psychiatry
• End Date:
  20130831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0d17a93ceb67325059cdd6b3b712b914779913723b365df1c49cc69542c7162e28417914a2f03048bd4ca894c4b73072606b656ad3abf312d9e7ad8a3b2c068e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211100/cdc_211100_DS1.pdf
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