| Document ID (ISN) | 53371 |
| CIS number |
90-687 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0267-8373 - Work and Stress |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Härenstam A., Palm U.B., Theorell T. |
| Title |
Stress, health and the working environment of Swedish prison staff |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct.-Dec. 1988, Vol.2, No.4, p.281-290. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
A random stratified sample of just over 2000 was drawn from staff working in 67 different prisons in Sweden. Questionnaires on working conditions and symptoms of ill health were administered and subjects were given health examinations. Biochemical plasma tests were made and factual information on the prisons was collected for use in the analyses. There were differences between prisons in terms of both objective and self-reported working conditions which appeared to affect health status, physiological state and sick leave rate. Cardiovascular and hypertensive conditions were found more often among prison staff than among a large reference group. Sick leave rates among prison staff were very high compared with this reference group. The data allowed the identification of several factors which might counteract the effects of stress at work: a supportive management style, goal consensus among staff, a high degree of decision latitude, satisfaction with work performance and a supportive psychosocial climate. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neuropsychic stress; prison services; stress evaluation; stress studies |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; sickness absenteeism; symptoms; conditions of work; cardiovascular diseases; epidemiologic study; stress factors; biochemical tests; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Psychology and sociology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces
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