NCJ Number
94017
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 12 Issue: 3 Dated: (1984) Pages: 247-263
Date Published
1984
Length
17 pages
Annotation
Despite the sizeable volume of literature on police stress, little empirical research has been done on the problem, and no studies have accounted for individual differences in response to job stress. This study proposes a model which explains differential response to police stressors according to personality variables of police officers.
Abstract
Specific job stressors are measured by means of a Police Stress Inventory. Through canonical correlation analysis a number of personality traits are identified which correlate significantly with police stress. The personality-stress response model accounted for a sizeable proportion of responses to job stressors given by police subjects. (Author abstract)