Anxiety and cynicism: Companions of the police officer

The work of enforcing the law has inherently aerated anxiety and cynicism among police officers. Through the use of Neiderhoffer’s Police Cynicism Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the levels of anxiety and cynicism were measured in a random sample of peace officers from the Attanta area....

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Main Author: Edge, J. R. (Author)
Contributors: Buffington, P. W. ; Slemons, D. E.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1980
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 1980, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 18-24
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Keywords:
Police Stress
Police Personnel
Police Department
Trait Anxiety
Police Officer
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Summary:The work of enforcing the law has inherently aerated anxiety and cynicism among police officers. Through the use of Neiderhoffer’s Police Cynicism Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the levels of anxiety and cynicism were measured in a random sample of peace officers from the Attanta area. The authors found, through the use of a single-factor analysis of variance, that when anxiety decreased, cynicism decreased. One conclusion, contrary to earlier studies, was that cynicism is higher among new police officers than among veteran officers.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02887384