The Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS): Evaluation of Psychometric Properties

This study establishes the reliability and validity of the Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS), a short early-warning stress-screening measure for law enforcement officers. The initial phase of LEOSS development employed the behavioral-analytic model to construct a 25-item instrument speci...

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Published in:Behavior modification 2008-01, Vol.32 (1), p.133-151
Main Authors: Van Hasselt, Vincent B., Sheehan, Donald C., Malcolm, Abigail S., Sellers, Alfred H., Baker, Monty T., Couwels, Judy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alaska
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Florida
Health Surveys
Humans
Law Enforcement
Male
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Measures (Individuals)
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - psychology
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Police
Police - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Research Needs
Screening Tests
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Stress Disorders, Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Traumatic - psychology
Stress Variables
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Techniques and methods
Validity
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Summary:This study establishes the reliability and validity of the Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS), a short early-warning stress-screening measure for law enforcement officers. The initial phase of LEOSS development employed the behavioral-analytic model to construct a 25-item instrument specifically geared toward evaluation of stress in this population. The purpose of the present study was to examine psychometric properties of the LEOSS. Results indicate this instrument has good levels of internal consistency, testretest reliability, and validity. Potential applications of the LEOSS in clinical and research contexts are discussed. The next phase of research on the LEOSS is discussed, and suggestions for directions that future research in this area might take are offered.
ISSN:0145-4455
1552-4167
DOI:10.1177/0145445507308571