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Stress and Satisfaction Among Juvenile Correctional Workers

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: During the past three decades, there have been increasing investigations of correctional employees' reactions to their work, especially in terms of job-related stress and satisfaction. The vast majority of this research, however, has been conducted in adult facilities. To help address this limitation in the literature, we use a secondary dataset to examine the levels and sources of work stress and job satisfaction among 195 juvenile correctional workers from across the state of Ohio. The results revealed that, overall, these workers experienced moderate to high amounts of job stress and satisfaction. Levels of work stress varied significantly based on work-related variables, while both individual and work-related variables were important in predicting levels of job satisfaction.

Source: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

DOI: 10.1300/j076v44n02_03

Authors: Kristie R. Blevins, Francis T. Cullen, James Frank, Jody L. Sundt, Stephen T. Holmes

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Cincinnati, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University, University of Central Florida

Language: English

Topic: Stress and Burnout Research

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1523987810

FWCI: 2.161

Cites: 60

Cited by: 50

Related to: 10