Job Stress and Burnout Among Correctional Officers: A Literature Review

By Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Marianne Peeters. 2000

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Occupational Therapy, Sociology and Political Science

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In General Health Professions

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3. Benjamin M Steiner
4. J. Wooldredge
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6. Irshad Altheimer
7. Peter Totterdell
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2. Benjamin M Steiner
3. E. Lambert
4. J. Wooldredge
5. Shanhe Jiang
6. M. Griffin
7. Peter Totterdell
8. David Holman

Citations in the corpus

• Examining the Relationship Between Supervisor and Management Trust and Job Burnout Among Correctional Staff (2012, background): “…turnover intent and turnover, and disengagement from coworkers and from the job (Belcastro et al., 1982; Carlson & Thomas, 2006; Demerouti, Bakker, Vardakou, & Kantas, 2002; Garland, 2002; Lambert, Hogan, & Altheimer, 2010; Maslach & Jackson, 1981; Neveu, 2007; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000).”
• Individual and Environmental Sources of Work Stress Among Prison Officers (2015, methodology): “…& Beck, 2005; glaze, 2010), officers in most states have been required to supervise more inmates and complete more job-related tasks (Finn, 2000; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000; compare Stephan, 1997, with Stephan, 2008), although the burden typically varies across officers based on their assignment…”
• The relationship of organizational citizenship behavior with job satisfaction, turnover intent, life satisfaction, and burnout among correctional staff (2010, background): “Ineffectiveness is the perception of being ineffective in dealing with others at work, including a feeling of not making a positive impact on others and a feeling of not being competent and successful at work (Maslach & Jackson, 1981 , 1984 ; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000 ; Whitehead, 1989 ).”
• Predicting work-related stress in correctional officers: A meta-analysis. (2004, background): “Predictors of stress in correctional officers Research focusing specifically on correctional personnel and their attitudes has become an increasingly important and prevalent area of scientific inquiry over the past twenty years (Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000).”
• Stress and Burnout Among Prison Personnel (2007, background): “Studies have also shown that the intensity of this stressor has grown in recent years because of the rising number of violent prison inmates (Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000) and to the decline in inmates’ fear of punishment (Martinez, 1997).”
• How to win friendship and trust by influencing people’s feelings: An investigation of interpersonal affect regulation and the quality of relationships (2012, background): “…a relevant context because friendship and trust may help to mitigate the high levels of strain typically reported among prison staff and prisoners (Cooper and Livingston, 1991; Schaufeli and Peeters, 2000) and facilitate positive therapeutic outcomes for prisoners (Genders and Player, 1995).”
• Exploring the Relationship Between Social Support and Job Burnout Among Correctional Staff (2010, background): “One frequently mentioned recommendation for dealing with burnout has been increasing the social support systems of employees (e.g., Keinan & Maslach-Pines, 2007; Savicki, Cooley, & Gjesvold, 2003; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000; Whitehead & Lindquist, 1986).”
• Jailed resources: conservation of resources theory as applied to burnout among prison guards (2007, background): “Hence, from 1969 to 1998, the number of published empirical studies investigating the role and effects of burnout among prison officers would amount to a mere 16 worldwide, with none in France (Kleiber & Enzmann, 1990; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000).”
• Job Involvement, Job Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment and the Burnout of Correctional Staff (2010, background): “Simply put, it is the feeling of not being competent and successful at work (Maslach & Jackson, 1981, 1984; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000; Whitehead, 1989).”
• Counterproductive Behaviors and Psychological Well-being: The Moderating Effect of Task Interdependence (2009, background): “main possible sources of consideration and respect since prisoners do not generally express appreciation for the services received (Buunk and Peeters 1994; Schaufeli and Peeters 2000).”
• Prevalence of PTSD, Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Correctional Officers: A Systematic Review (2019, background): “…& Tellier, 2004; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000); and substance use (Carleton et al., 2018; Cheek & Miller, 1983; Lavigne & Bourbonnais, 2010), have been associated with job turnover, poor job performance and absenteeism (Brough & Williams, 2007; Lambert et al., 2006, 2007; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000).”
• Doing “People Work” in the Prison Setting (2012, background): “…withdrawal from or reduced quality of interactions with other employees and inmates, and increased absenteeism, substance abuse, and turnover intent or turnover (Belcastro, Gold, & Grant, 1982; Carlson & Thomas, 2006; Garland, 2002; Maslach & Jackson, 1981; Neveu, 2007; Schaufeli & Peeters, 2000).”