Perceived stress as a function of occupation.
The study compared the perceived stress of 54 male police officers, 99 ambulance officers, and 51 correctional officers. Scores on the Perceived Stress Scale were not high and did not differ among groups.
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School of Behavioural and Social Sciences & Humanities University of Ballarat, Australia. s.mclaren@ballarat.edu.au
Gollan
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D000328:Adult; D000552:Ambulances; D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011330:Prisons; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*