| Sumario: | This study was a quasi-experimental design that utilized a multidimensional approach toward the design of an education-based stress intervention program for probation officers and a significant other. The study participants were recruited using a convenience sample from the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department based in Houston, Texas in June of 2001. Officers and their significant others were exposed to a series of interventions related to various aspects of stress including: stress education, organizational sources of stress, individual response to stress, and how to communicate about stress in the home. The program consisted of four course modules and three assessments, including: a pretest, a post-test (administered one month after intervention), and a six-month follow-up. The assessments consisted of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the knowledge of stress inventory, which were completed by 31 officers. Demographic variables include age, gender, and ethnicity, years of experience, position within the organization, responses to the burnout inventory, and responses and scores for the knowledge of stress inventory.
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