Sarason I G, Johnson J H, Berberich J P, Siegel J M
Am J Community Psychol. 1979 Dec;7(6):593-603. doi: 10.1007/BF00891964.
Police Academy trainees participated in a stress management program which focused on developing skills for coping with anxiety and anger. Stress management training took place in six 2-hour sessions and included instruction and practice in the self-monitoring of reactions to stressful situations, muscular relaxation, and the development of adaptive self-statements. Self-report measures of anxiety and anger were obtained before and after the stress management program. In addition, self and observer ratings of trainees' performance in stressful simulated police activities were utilized as posttreatment dependent measures. In comparison to a control group of trainees, the performance of the treatment group was rated, by academy personnel, as superior in several of the simulated police activities. The results of the present study suggest that stress management with law enforcement officers may be most effective when the program focuses on the specific situations which are likely to be encountered by trainees. Limitations of the present program are examined and suggestions for future efforts with law enforcement personnel are discussed.
警察学院学员参加了一个压力管理项目，该项目专注于培养应对焦虑和愤怒的技能。压力管理培训共进行了六次，每次两小时，内容包括指导和练习对压力情境的反应进行自我监测、肌肉放松以及形成适应性的自我陈述。在压力管理项目前后获取了焦虑和愤怒的自我报告测量数据。此外，学员在模拟警察压力活动中的自我和观察者表现评分被用作治疗后的相关测量指标。与对照组学员相比，学院工作人员对治疗组学员在一些模拟警察活动中的表现评价更高。本研究结果表明，当项目聚焦于学员可能遇到的特定情境时，对执法人员进行压力管理可能最为有效。本文审视了当前项目的局限性，并讨论了未来针对执法人员工作的建议。
