title: Measuring work stress among correctional staff: a Rasch measurement approach.
abstract: Today, the amount of stress the correctional staff endures at work is an important issue. Research has addressed this issue, but has yielded no consensus as to a properly calibrated measure of perceptions of work stress for correctional staff. Using data from a non-random sample of correctional staff (n = 228), the Rasch model was used to assess whether a specific measure of work stress would fit the model. Results show that three items rather than six items accurately represented correctional staff perceptions of work stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Justice Administration, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. gehigg01@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tewksbury
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D015987:Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*