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STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK AND ITS EFFECT ON CONJUGAL RELATIONSHIPS

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Date Issued:
2011
Abstract/Description:
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in stress from associated with the occupation of law enforcement exists across the officers'relationship domains. The sample consisted of 51 participants that was comprised of both law enforcement officers and their significant others. Unlike past studies, this study included those that were married, divorced, in a civil union, single, or cohabitating. Based on past research it was hypothesized that the stress placed on officers and their significant other would be higher than that of other relationships. An anonymous survey was sent out to a several departments. Separate one-way between subjects Analysis of Variances (ANOVAs) were conducted to compare the effects of stress on law enforcements officers and their relationships. There was no significant effect of stress found in regards to the occupation itself as it pertained to the relationship [F(1, 48) = 0.99, p = 0.32]. There was no significance of stress felt in regards to the individuals relationship on its own [F(1, 48) = 1.62, p =0.21].
Title: STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK AND ITS EFFECT ON CONJUGAL RELATIONSHIPS .
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Name(s): Peace, Patricia, Author
Fouty, H. Edward, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2011
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in stress from associated with the occupation of law enforcement exists across the officers'relationship domains. The sample consisted of 51 participants that was comprised of both law enforcement officers and their significant others. Unlike past studies, this study included those that were married, divorced, in a civil union, single, or cohabitating. Based on past research it was hypothesized that the stress placed on officers and their significant other would be higher than that of other relationships. An anonymous survey was sent out to a several departments. Separate one-way between subjects Analysis of Variances (ANOVAs) were conducted to compare the effects of stress on law enforcements officers and their relationships. There was no significant effect of stress found in regards to the occupation itself as it pertained to the relationship [F(1, 48) = 0.99, p = 0.32]. There was no significance of stress felt in regards to the individuals relationship on its own [F(1, 48) = 1.62, p =0.21].
Identifier: CFH0003924 (IID), ucf:44707 (fedora)
Note(s): 2011-08-01
B.S.
Sciences, Dept. of Psychology
Undergraduate
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Subject(s): law enforcement
conjugal relationship
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0003924
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Host Institution: UCF

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