RT Article
T1 Reducing Corrections Officer Stress by Improving Prison Climate: The Importance of Support and Safety
JF The prison journal
VO 103
IS 5
SP 633
OP 654
A1 St. Louis, Stacie
A2 Monteiro, Carlos E.
A2 Frost, Natasha 1974-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1867417073
AB Prior research has identified the importance of social climate in psychiatric and correctional facilities. In studies of corrections officer (CO) stress, organizational measures are typically the strongest correlates. This article combines these research areas, examining the relationship between prison climate and corrections officer stress. Analyzing data from a sample of 239 officers in a northeastern state, findings indicate that prison climate, particularly system maintenance, contributes to both officers’ work-related and generalized stress and anxiety. Perceptions of inmates’ personal growth are also associated with decreased generalized stress and anxiety. Officers should feel supported and safe at work to improve the prison climate and reduce officer stress.
K1 conditions of confinement
K1 Social Support
K1 Stress
K1 Prison climate
K1 corrections officer
DO 10.1177/00328855231200636