Year
1986
Season
Summer
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ)
Department
Political Science & Public Administration
First Advisor
Dr.Stanley L. Swart
Second Advisor
Dr. Charles E. Owens
Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Department Chair
Dr. Richard R. Weiner
Abstract
My formal hypothesis for this study is that shift rotation among correctional officers has an effect on correctional officer stress. Although there are many definitions of stress, for the purpose of this study stress is defined as conscious nervous tension. Many authors believe that stress develops from a person's reactions to certain situations that are threatening or exert pressure on them. It is felt that whatever the cause, stress depends not on the outside event but on how one reacts to it. For the purpose of this study, stress was not formally defined to the correctional officers because I was looking for perceptions of stress, or how an officer reacts to certain situations.
Suggested Citation
Ingram, Phyllis, "Shift Rotation Among Correctional Officers as a Source of Perceived Job Related Stress" (1986). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 678.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/678