Assessing Relative Stressors and Mental Disorders among Canadian Provincial Correctional Workers

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 emphas...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-09, Vol.18 (19), p.10018
Main Authors: Konyk, Katy, Ricciardelli, Rosemary, Taillieu, Tamara, Afifi, Tracie O, Groll, Dianne, Carleton, R Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Canada - epidemiology
Correctional personnel
Humans
Leadership
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Health
Occupational exposure
Occupational stress
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Violence
Well being
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph181910018