title: Work stress and health in a sample of U.S. police.
abstract: This study assessed responses to the Occupational Stress Indicator in the Naperville Police Department. This 40% sample of 49 police officers were compared against population norms for employed workers in a range of occupations. Although the police officers perceived less stress from "factors intrinsic to the job", they expressed greater job-related pressure from "organizational structure and climate". They also rated greater the competitiveness and assertiveness in their work behavior.
authors.affiliation: Medical Sociology Düsseldorf University.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirkcaldy
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruffalo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001242:Assertiveness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D014481:United States