School of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1E3, Canada.
Department of Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 23;18(19):10018. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910018.
In the current study, we quantified the mean stress levels of 43 occupational stressors for 868 Correctional Workers (CWs) and analyzed the relationships between occupational stressors, exposure to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs), and mental health disorders. Our findings emphasize the importance of the occupational environment in relation to CW mental health and indicate that occupational stressors (e.g., staff shortages, inconsistent leadership style, bureaucratic red tape) are more salient contributors to CW mental health than exposure to PPTEs. Finding strategies to ameliorate staff shortages, improve leadership style and communication, and support CWs to maintain physical, mental, and social well-being would be interventions tied to significant organizational and operational stressors within the current study.
在当前的研究中，我们量化了 43 种职业压力源对 868 名惩教工作者（CWs）的平均压力水平，并分析了职业压力源、潜在心理创伤事件（PPTEs）暴露与心理健康障碍之间的关系。我们的研究结果强调了职业环境与 CW 心理健康的重要性，并表明职业压力源（例如，人员短缺、领导风格不一致、官僚主义繁文缛节）比暴露于 PPTEs 对 CW 心理健康的影响更为显著。寻找缓解人员短缺、改善领导风格和沟通、支持 CW 保持身体、心理和社会福祉的策略，将是与当前研究中存在的重大组织和运营压力源相关的干预措施。
