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Depression and work family conflict among corrections officers
Chiwekwu Obidoa1, David Reeves, Nicholas Warren
1Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
Objective:
This article assessed work-to-family conflict (W-FC) and family-to-work conflict (F-WC) and their impact on depression among corrections officers in two correctional facilities in the United States.
Methods:
The sample consisted of 220 officers who completed questionnaires that included data on demographics, sense of coherence (SOC), physical health, psychosocial job characteristics, and work-family conflict. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10) assessed depression.
Results:
The mean CES-D score was 7.8 (SD = 5.2); 31% had scores of 10 or more, indicative of serious psychological distress. The SOC, W-FC, and F-WC were significantly and positively associated with depression; W-FC mediated the effects of SOC on depression. Psychosocial job characteristics were not related to depression.
Conclusions:
Depressive symptoms were high among officers, and W-FC was a critical factor contributing to psychological distress.
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