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SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 25-29出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2014.10.001
关键词
occupational stress; police officer; shift work
资金
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [200-2003-01580]
Background: Shift work has been associated with occupational stress in health providers and in those working in some industrial companies. The association is not well established in the law enforcement workforce. Our objective was to examine the association between shift work and police work-related stress. Methods: The number of stressful events that occurred in the previous month and year was obtained using the Spielberger Police Stress Survey among 365 police officers aged 27e66 years. Work hours were derived from daily payroll records. A dominant shift (day, afternoon, or night) was defined for each participant as the shift with the largest percentage of total time a participant worked (starting time from 4: 00 AM to 11: 59 AM, from 12 PM to 7: 59 PM, and from 8: 00 PM to 3: 59 AM for day, afternoon, and night shift, respectively) in the previous month or year. Analysis of variance and covariance were used to examine the number of total and subscale (administrative/professional pressure, physical/psychological danger, or organizational support) stressful events across the shift. Results: During the previous month and year, officers working the afternoon and night shifts reported more stressful events than day shift officers for total stress, administrative/professional pressure, and physical/psychological danger (p < 0.05). These differences were independent of age, sex, race/ethnicity, and police rank. The frequency of these stressful events did not differ significantly between officers working the afternoon and night shifts. Conclusion: Noneday shift workers may be exposed to more stressful events in this cohort. Interventions to reduce or manage police stress that are tailored by shift may be considered. (C) 2014, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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