Work-Family Conflict, Depression, and Burnout Among Jail Correctional Officers: A 1-Year Prospective Study

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• Personal Author:
  Ahmad SO ; Barnidge E ; Jaegers LA ; Matthieu MM ; Vaughn MG ; Werth P
• Description:
  Background: Correctional officers (COs) experience elevated rates of mental and physical ill-health as compared with other general industry and public safety occupations. The purpose of this study was to investigate demographic, mental health, job tenure, and work-family characteristics and their prospective association to burnout within and between jail officers during one year of new employment. Methods: In 2016, newly hired jail officers (N = 144) completed self-reported surveys across four time points in a one-year prospective study at a Midwestern United States urban jail. Linear mixed-effects and growth modeling examined how work-family conflict (W-FC) and depressive symptoms relate to perceptions of burnout over time. Results: Jail officer burnout increased and was related to rises in W-FC and depression symptoms. Within-person variance for W-FC (Bpooled = .52, p < .001) and depression symptoms (Bpooled = .06, p < .01) were significant predictors of burnout. Less time on the job remained a significant predictor of burnout across all analyses (Bpooled = .03, p < .001). Conclusions: Results from this study indicate that burnout increased during the first year of new employment; and increased W-FC, higher depression, and brief tenure were associated with burnout among jail COs. Future study of correctional workplace health is needed to identify tailored, multilevel interventions that address burnout and W-FC prevention and early intervention among COs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Correctional Facilities Family Health Promotion Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Burnout Correctional Facilities Correctional Officer Families Health Promotion Job Stress Mental Health Psychological Responses Public Safety Work-life Balance
• ISSN:
  2093-7911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  167-173
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068179
• Citation:
  Saf Health Work 2021 Jun; 12(2):167-173
• Contact Point Address:
  Lisa A. Jaegers, Saint Louis University, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Doisy College of Health Sciences, School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice, MO, 63104, USA
• Email:
  lisa.jaegers@health.slu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Safety and Health at Work
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b2c5326d95bba1673a7dd20db5e564f221665a662618f656f94e54d9506c3dbf3d0a24155c457d394856360c6cb6125766d7363a020ef94ad86c697305467375
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230389/cdc_230389_DS1.pdf
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