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Citation |
Winwood PC, Tuckey MR, Peters R, Dollard MF. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2009; 51(9): 1057-1065. |
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Affiliation |
Work and Stress Research Group, Centre for Applied Psychological Research, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2009, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins) |
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19730400 |
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Abstract |
OBJECTIVE:: To develop a self-report measure of work-related psychological injury, the Psychological Injury Risk Indicator (PIRI), with a comparable level of accuracy and reliability to individual clinical assessment by a skilled clinical psychologist. METHOD:: Two pilot studies investigated the responses of a) 34 frontline police officers completing the PIRI measure who were also examined by a highly experienced clinical psychologist and b) 217 officers who completed the PIRI measure and also the General Health Questionnaire 12 measure. RESULTS:: The PIRI scale identified both the presence and the level of psychological injury in the clinical group with a remarkably high level of correspondence to concurrent clinical assessment (r = 0.80). SIGNIFICANCE:: The PIRI scale can be used both for the individual assessment of psychological injury and as a potential online screening tool. Its latter use is that it could enable the early identification of evolving psychological injury among workers, facilitating timely and career-preserving intervention. Language: en |