| Document ID (ISN) | 110977 |
| CIS number |
10-0509 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Arial M., Gonik V., Wild P., Danuser B. |
| Title |
Association of work related chronic stressors and psychiatric symptoms in a Swiss sample of police officers; a cross-sectional questionnaire study |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2010, Vol.83, No.3, p.323-331. 34 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to identify work-related stressors associated with psychiatric symptoms in a Swiss sample of policemen and to develop a model for identifying officers at risk for developing mental health problems. A total of 354 male police officers answered a questionnaire assessing a wide spectrum of work related stressors. Psychiatric symptoms were assessed using the "TST questionnaire". Logistic regression with backward procedure was used to identify a set of variables collectively associated with high scores for psychiatric symptoms. A total of 42 (11.9%) officers had a high score for psychiatric symptoms. All potential stressors considered (lack of support, self perception of bad quality work, inadequate work schedule, high mental/intellectual demands, age and physical environment) were significantly associated with a high score for psychiatric symptoms. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Switzerland; psychology of work organization; mental health; male workers; police forces; stress factors; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
conditions of work; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; statistical evaluation; age-linked differences |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mental health
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces
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