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  • Predictors of psychological stress Work Cover Claims by Correctional Officers

    Author(s)
    Brough, P
    Pickering, S
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Pickering, Sarah L.
    Brough, Paula
    Year published
    2005
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    Abstract
    In Australia, occupational stress represents approximately 6.5% of reported workplace injuries, produces an average absenteeism duration of 18.4 weeks, and costs Australian organisations approximately $105.5m per annum. The requirement for organisational psychologists to address this workplace health issue is therefore paramount. This research employed archival organisational data to identify the actual predictors of psychological stress Work Cover Claims recently submitted by 163 correctional officers in one Australian State. Commonly perceived predictors such as the gender, tenure and rank of the correctional officers were ...
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    In Australia, occupational stress represents approximately 6.5% of reported workplace injuries, produces an average absenteeism duration of 18.4 weeks, and costs Australian organisations approximately $105.5m per annum. The requirement for organisational psychologists to address this workplace health issue is therefore paramount. This research employed archival organisational data to identify the actual predictors of psychological stress Work Cover Claims recently submitted by 163 correctional officers in one Australian State. Commonly perceived predictors such as the gender, tenure and rank of the correctional officers were not significantly associated with the submission of a Claim. Instead the predictors consisted of absentee levels, submission of grievance reports against officers, exposure to severe critical incidents at work, and the specific role of the correctional officer. The implications of these results in terms of subsequent organisational interventions targeted at reducing organisational stress experienced by correctional officers are also briefly discussed.
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    Conference Title
    AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
    Volume
    57
    Publisher URI
    http://www.psychology.org.au/
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530600940008
    Subject
    Psychology
    Cognitive Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/9681
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