Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Job Burnout Among Jail Officers

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Jaegers, Lisa A. ; Matthieu, Monica M. ; Vaughn, Michael G. ; Werth, Paul ; Katz, Ian M. ; Ahmad, Syed Omar
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  To explore posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom prevalence and health characteristics among jail correctional officers, a generally understudied population of public safety workers.
  
  Method:
  
  A Conservation of Resources (COR) inspired framework explored relationships to PTSD symptoms among jail officers (N=320) employed in Midwest U.S. jails.
  
  Results:
  
  More than half (53.4%) of jail officers screened positively for PTSD. Hierarchical regression analysis indicate burnout was a significant predictor of symptoms of PTSD (B = .25, p < .001). Self-efficacy (B = −.42, p < .01), emotional labor (B = .20, p < .01), and an anxiety- or depression-related diagnosis (B = .92, p < .001) remained significant predictors of PTSD-related symptoms in the final step.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Our findings highlight the potentially high prevalence and impact of PTSD among jail officers, and offer implications for public safety workplace health interventions.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 61(6):505-510
• Pubmed ID:
  31167223
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6557353
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U19 OH008868/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ec72428a7446cce5f60862c635c497275f76011c3ad61b5c252c9a06c81b1855
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79240/cdc_79240_DS1.pdf
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