RT Article
T1 COVID-19 Fears and Preventive Behaviors among Prison Staff
JF Victims & offenders
VO 18
IS 4
SP 673
OP 690
A1 da Cunha Gonçalves, Leonel
A2 Baggio, Stéphanie 1980-
A2 Schnyder, Nina
A2 Zaballa, Maria-Eugenia
A2 Baysson, Hélène
A2 Guessous, Idris
A2 Rossegger, Astrid 1977-
A2 Endrass, Jérôme 1970-
A2 Wolff, Hans
A2 Stringhini, Silvia
A2 Gétaz, Laurent
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1843246988
AB This study focused on COVID-19 preventive behaviors and fears among prison staff members after the first wave of the pandemic. Cross-sectional data from 171 participants were collected in Switzerland. The level of fears (58.5%) and protective behaviors (100%) were high. Correctional officers adhered less to preventive measures than other staff members (p = .001). Fears were related to a reduction of social contacts (p = .006) and worries about physical health was related to preventive behaviors in general (p = .006). There is a need to raise prison staff awareness regarding their vulnerability to the SARS-CoV-2 in order to improve the effectiveness of health campaigns in prison settings. Special attention should be given to correctional officers.
K1 Switzerland
K1 preventive behaviors
K1 Fears
K1 Prison staff
K1 Covid-19
DO 10.1080/15564886.2022.2041518