title: Secondary traumatic stress and secondary posttraumatic growth in a sample of Dutch police family liaison officers.
abstract: This study investigated secondary traumatic stress (STS) and secondary posttraumatic growth (SPG) in a sample of Dutch police family liaison officers (N = 224). Our study had two aims: (a) to identify potential risk and protective factors for STS and (b) to investigate the association between STS and SPG. None of the risk (caseload and a personal trauma history) and protective factors (age, work experience, and support by supervisors and coworkers) identified in previous research correlated with STS. However, a small positive association was found between STS and SPG. In the discussion section we warn against the use of interventions that aim to prevent STS until more is known about risk and protective factors for STS and provide directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Law, Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M J J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2790-9260
authors.initials: MJJ
authors.lastname: Kunst
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Law, Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Saan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Law, Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L J A
authors.initials: LJA
authors.lastname: Bollen
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Law, Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kuijpers
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D000073397:Occupational Stress / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016495:Police / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D065840:Protective Factors; D012307:Risk Factors; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: police family liaison officers; secondary posttraumatic growth; secondary traumatic stress