ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Understanding Everyday Experiences of Stress and Coping Among School Police Officers
- Julianna Dunivin
Loyola Marymount University - Daniel Martin
Loyola Marymount University - Negin Ghavami
LMU - Bryan Thornton
Queens College CUNY - Sandra Graham
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
We examined the unique stress and coping experiences of school police officers (SPOs; N=45) from a large independent school police department. Focus groups analyses revealed that SPOs experience stress from various sources –interactions with constituents, external social factors and interpersonal relationships – and utilize both problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies.
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