Management style and its effect on prison officers' stress

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-219

  Lancefield, Kay ^c   Lennings, C J ^a   Thomson, Don ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Sydney University ^*

Author keywords

Anxiety; Corrections; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944459663     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Ashforth, B. E. (1989). The experience of powerlessness in organisations. Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision Process, 43, 207-242.
2. Atlas, R. I., and Dunham, R. G. (1990). Changes in prison facilities as a function of correctional philosophy. In J. W. Murphy & J. E. Dison (Eds.), Are prisons any better? Twenty years of correctional reform (pp. 43-59). Newbury Park: Sage.
3. Augestad, L. B., & Levander, S. (1992). Personality, health and job stress among employees in a Norwegian penitentiary and maximum security hospital. Work and Stress, 6, 65-79.
4. Biles, D. (1986). Prisons and their problems. In D. Chappell & P. Wilson (Eds.), The Australian criminal justice system: The mid 80's (pp. 238-254). Sydney: Butterworths.
5. Brodsky, C. M. (1977). Long-term work stress in teachers and prison guards. Journal of Occupational Medicine, 19, 133-138.
6. Cheek, F., & Miller, M. (1983). The experience of stress for corrections officers: A double bind theory of correctional stress. Journal of Criminal Justice, 11, 105-120.
7. Cherniss, C. (1980). Staff burnout: Job Stress in the human services. Beverly Hills: Sage.
8. Dignan, J. T., Barrera, M., & West, S. G. (1986). Occupational stress, social support and burnout among correctional officers. American Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 177-193.
9. Eysenck, M. W. (1988). Anxiety and attention. Anxiety Research: An International Journal, 1, 9-16.
10. Fitzgerald, R. E. (1982). Management of Occupational Stress in Prison Officers. Australian Institute of Criminology Conference, January 26-28.
11. Gerstein, L. H., Topp, C. G., & Correll, G. (1987). The role of the environment and person when predicting burnout among correctional personnel. Criminal Justice and Behaviour, 14, 352-369.
12. Grant, D. (1992). Prisons: The continuing crisis in New South Wales. Sydney: Federation Press.
13. Harmsworth, P. (1991). Prisoner Management Balancing Competing Demands. Conference of Administrators of Corrections, Queensland Corrective Services Commission, Brisbane.
14. Hawkins, R., & Alpert, G. P. (1989). American prison system: Punishment and justice. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall.
15. Hill, I. (1988). The professional role of prison officers. In D. Biles (Ed.), Current Australian trends in corrections (pp. 8-14). Sydney: Federation Press.
16. Huckabee, R. G. (1992). Stress in corrections: An overview of the issues. Journal of Criminal Justice, 20, 479-486.
17. Jick, T. D., & Mitz, L. F. (1985). Sex differences in work stress. Academy of Management Review, 10, 408-420.
18. Judge, T. A. (1993). Does affective disposition moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and voluntary turnover? Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 395-401.
19. Jurik, N., & Halemba, G. (1984). Gender, working conditions and the job satisfaction of women in non-traditional occupations: Female correctional officers in men's prisons. Sociological Quarterly, 25, 551-566.
20. Klojas, J., Stojkovic, S., and Kalinich, D. (1990). Criminal justice organisations: Administration and management. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
21. Knowles, M. C. (1980). Organisational functioning: A behavioural analysis. Westmead, England: Gower.
22. Knowles, M. C. (1990). Organisational behaviour: Changing concepts and applications. Sydney: Harper & Row.
23. Lancefield, K. (1994). Impact of the Working Environment on the Level of Occupational Stress in Prison Officers. Masters thesis, Monash University.
24. Launay, G., & Primrose, J. (1989). Stress among prison officers: Some empirical evidence based on self reports. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 28, 138-148.
25. Milton, C., Entriken, L., & Stenning, B. (1984). Organisational behaviour in Australia. Sydney: Prentice Hall.
26. Nezu, A. M. (1986). Negative life stress and anxiety: Problem solving as a moderator variable. Psychological Reports. 58, 279-283.
27. Office of Corrections (1990a). The way ahead. Melbourne: Government Printer.
28. Office of Corrections (1990b). Unit management guidelines. Melbourne: Government Printer.
29. Osipow, S. H., & Spokane, A. R. (1987). Occupational stress inventory. Florida: Psychological Assessment Resources.
30. Osipow, S. H., Doty, R. E., & Spokane, A. R. (1985). Occupational stress, strain, and coping across the lifespan. Journal of Vocational Behaviour, 27, 98-108.
31. Patterson, B. L. (1992). Job experience and perceived job stress among police, correctional and probation/parole officers. Criminal Justice and Behaviour, 19, 260-285.
32. Priestly, P. (1972). The prison welfare officer - A case of role strain. British Journal of Occupational Medicine, 28, 221-235.
33. Schuler, R. S. (1980). Definition and conceptualisation of stress in organisations. Organisational Behaviour and Human Performance, 25, 184-215.
34. Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R. L., Lushene, R., Vagg, P. R., & Jacobs, G. A. (1983). Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y). Palo Alto Consulting Psychologists Press.
35. Stohr, M. K., Lovrich, Jr., N. P., Menke, B. A., & Zupan, L. L. (1994). Staff management in correctional institutions: Comparing Dilulio's "Control Model" and "Employee Investment Model" outcomes in five jails. Justice Quarterly, 11, 471-497.
36. Toch, H., & Grant, J. D. (1982). Reforming human services. Beverly Hills: Sage.
37. Van Groningen, J. (1982). Victorian Prison Officers Profile: Opinions and Attitudes. Paper presented to the World Congress of Sociology, August 16-22, Mexico City.
38. Whitehead, J., & Lindquist, C. (1986). Correctional officers and job burnout: A path model. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2, 23-42.
39. Williamson, H. E. (1990). The corrections profession. Newbury Park: Sage.
40. Zupan, L. L. (1986). Gender related differences in correctional officers' perceptions and attitudes. Journal of Criminal Justice, 14, 349-361.