title: Depression and work family conflict among corrections officers.
abstract: 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.
authors: Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
authors: Chiwekwu
authors: C
authors: Obidoa
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Reeves
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Warren
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Reisine
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Cherniack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D016495:Police; D011330:Prisons; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*