The Incidence of post traumatic stress disorder among police officers

Stromnes, Justina

dc.contributor.advisor	Visser, P. J.
dc.contributor.author	Stromnes, Justina
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:47:41Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:47:41Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:47:41Z
dc.date.submitted	1999-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Stromnes, Justina (2009) The Incidence of post traumatic stress disorder among police officers, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/895>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/895
dc.description.abstract	This study investigates the relationship between traumatic events and PTSD among police officers in KwaZulu-Natal and the mediating effects of coping and social support. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of PTSD among police officers and whether coping and social support structures act as mediating variables in the stress-illness realtionship. In order to achieve this aim an assessment battery containing Biographical Checklist, the Ways of Coping Checklist, The Index of Social Support and the Dutch Post Traumatic Stress Scale was distributed to a sample of police officers in Kwazulu-Natal. The findings indicate a high incidence of PTSD, among policemen although no significant relationship was found between exposure to traumatic events and PTSD. Further, emotion focused coping strategies, namely, self-blame and wishful thinking, were found to be predictive of PTSD. No significant relationship was established between the availability of social support and satisfaction with social support and PTSD.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (166 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	PTSD	en
dc.subject	Coping mechanism	en
dc.subject	Coping repertoire	en
dc.subject	Stress	en
dc.subject	Social support	en
dc.subject	Availibility of social support	en
dc.subject	Satisfaction with social support	en
dc.subject.ddc	616.8521
dc.subject.lcsh	Post-traumatic stress disorder	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Police -- Job stress -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Stress (Psychology)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Traumatic neuroses	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Social support	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Coping mechanisms	en
dc.title	The Incidence of post traumatic stress disorder among police officers	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Industrial and Organisational Psychology
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Industrial Psychology)