Associations Between Police Work Stressors and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Examining the Moderating Effects of Coping

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Fekedulegn D ; Gu JK ; Hartley TA ; Ma CC ; Mnatsakanova A ; Violanti JM ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Fekedulegn D ; Gu JK ; Hartley TA ; Ma CC ; Mnatsakanova A ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  The role of coping in the association between stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not clear. We investigated the effects of active and passive coping strategies on the associations between police stress (administrative and organization pressure, physical and psychological threats, and lack of support) and PTSD symptoms in 342 police officers. Linear regression model was used in the analyses. The association between physical and psychological stress and PTSD symptoms was stronger in officers who used lower active coping (B = 4.34, p < 0.001) compared to those who utilized higher active coping (p-interaction = 0.027) (B = 1.79, p > 0.003). A similar result was found between lack of support and PTSD symptoms (p-interaction = 0.016) (lower active coping, B = 5.70, p < 0.001; higher active coping, B = 3.33, p < 0.001), but was not significantly different comparing the two groups regarding the association between administrative and organizational pressure and PTSD symptoms (p-interaction = 0.376). Associations of total stress, administrative and organizational pressure, and physical and psychological stressors with PTSD symptoms were significantly stronger in officers who utilized higher passive coping (p-interaction = 0.011, 0.030, and 0.023, respectively). In conclusion, low active or high passive coping methods may exacerbate the effect of work stress on PTSD symptoms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Law Enforcement Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Coping BCOPS Coping Behavior Law Enforcement Police .Workstress Police Officers Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumaticstress Disorder Psychological Effects PTSD
• ISSN:
  0882-0783
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  271-282
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052439
• Citation:
  J Police Crim Psychol 2018 Sep; 33(3):271-282
• Contact Point Address:
  J. M. Violanti, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 270 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY
• Email:
  violanti@buffalo.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
• End Date:
  20190831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7c0e160aeffe19219e7d5df9cb183982bfd42e352be014b255a3e45104e2622aad23e415007c8134330093bc41f5eb1ad37a19a25d17b9ea687322e678aee728
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211965/cdc_211965_DS1.pdf
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