Honours Programme, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
Department of Kinesiology, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
Occup Med (Lond). 2018 May 23;68(4):239-245. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqy030.
Studies on occupational stress have shown that police officers (POs) are vulnerable to the effects of stress, demonstrated by increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases, which may be exacerbated by the use of maladaptive coping techniques. Although there is an abundance of research pertaining to stress in POs, little research has been done to assess a subset of law enforcement, crime scene personnel (CSP).
To assess the stress levels, anxiety levels and coping mechanisms of CSP across the state of Texas.
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ), and the Distress Thermometer were used to measure stress levels, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was utilized to measure anxiety, and the Brief COPE questionnaire was used to measure coping mechanisms.
CSP (N = 76) surveyed reported both low stress and low anxiety for all measures used, with males reporting slightly higher stress and anxiety than females. Differences in coping mechanisms used by CSP were observed between males and females, but not between sworn officers and civilian workers. Female CSP used emotional support (P < 0.01), instrumental support (P < 0.05) and positive reframing (P < 0.05) as a coping mechanism significantly more often than males.
The results suggest that adaptive coping mechanisms should be emphasized by those supervising CSP. With little research available on CSP, further evaluation of the type of stressors experienced by these members of law enforcement is warranted.
研究表明，警察容易受到压力的影响，表现为患心血管代谢疾病的风险增加，而使用适应不良的应对技巧可能会使这种风险加剧。尽管有大量关于警察压力的研究，但对执法人员中犯罪现场人员（CSP）的研究却很少。
评估德克萨斯州整个州的 CSP 的压力水平、焦虑水平和应对机制。
使用感知压力量表（PSS）、警察压力问卷（PSQ）和压力温度计来衡量压力水平，使用状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）来衡量焦虑，使用Brief COPE 问卷来衡量应对机制。
接受调查的 CSP（N = 76）报告所有测量指标的压力和焦虑均较低，男性的压力和焦虑略高于女性。CSP 之间使用的应对机制存在差异，男性和女性之间存在差异，但在宣誓官员和文职人员之间不存在差异。女性 CSP 比男性更频繁地使用情感支持（P < 0.01）、工具支持（P < 0.05）和积极重新评估（P < 0.05）作为应对机制。
结果表明，应强调那些监督 CSP 的人使用适应性应对机制。由于对 CSP 的研究很少，因此有必要进一步评估这些执法人员所经历的压力源的类型。
