TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A longitudinal examination of secondary traumatic stress among law enforcement
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Craun, Sarah W.
A1  - Bourke, Michael L.
A1  - Bierie, David M.
A1  - Williams, Katria S.
SP  - 299
EP  - 316
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
N2  - Current research on secondary traumatic stress (STS) has been drawn from cross-sectional data. To determine how STS manifests over time, we conducted a three-year, longitudinal panel survey of investigators at a federal law enforcement agency. We measured STS scores, coping styles, perceptions of the work environment, and subject demographics. We found that STS scores are fairly stable over time. A variety of both positive and negative coping mechanisms, as well as characteristics about the work environment, were found to impact STS. In particular, coping with denial more often in the previous year was related to higher STS scores a year later, while higher scores indicating supervisory support were related to lower STS one year later. Deputy demographic variables were unrelated to STS.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2013.848828
ID  - ref1
ER  -