Bourke Michael L, Craun Sarah W
United States Marshals Service, Alexandria, VA, USA.
United States Marshals Service, Alexandria, VA, USA
Sex Abuse. 2014 Dec;26(6):586-609. doi: 10.1177/1079063213509411. Epub 2013 Nov 20.
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force personnel face various forms of child exploitation on a daily basis; their jobs require them to view child pornography, participate in undercover chats, interact with offenders in person, and interview abuse survivors. Although exposure to child exploitation and sexual violence has been shown to cause secondary traumatic stress (STS) in certain professions, this is the first large-scale study to investigate risk for STS among ICAC personnel. We circulated an Internet-based survey to ICAC personnel throughout the country and more than 600 individuals responded. Results provide insight into how STS impacts personal and professional well-being. In addition, they highlight which coping mechanisms were inversely related to STS scores. Implications and limitations of the results are discussed.
互联网侵害儿童犯罪（ICAC）特别工作组的工作人员每天都面临各种形式的儿童剥削；他们的工作要求他们查看儿童色情制品、参与秘密聊天、与犯罪者亲自互动以及询问虐待幸存者。虽然在某些职业中，接触儿童剥削和性暴力已被证明会导致继发性创伤压力（STS），但这是第一项调查ICAC工作人员中STS风险的大规模研究。我们向全国各地的ICAC工作人员发放了一份基于互联网的调查问卷，有600多人回复。结果提供了关于STS如何影响个人和职业幸福感的见解。此外，它们还突出了哪些应对机制与STS得分呈负相关。讨论了结果的影响和局限性。
