교정공무원의 정신건강과 관련요인 (Factors Relating to the Mental Health of Correctional Officers)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국보건교육건강증진학회
· 수록지 정보 : 보건교육건강증진학회지 / 30권 / 3호 / 47 ~ 58페이지
· 저자명 : 이효영, 임혁, 김혜숙

초록

Objectives: Everyday correctional officers confront with so many criminals, so this situation could be a bad environment on correctionalofficer’s mental health. But the study about their mental health status and related factors have rarely been focused, and besides, the actualmental health conditions of them have also been rarely investigated. Consequently, this study aimed to identify mental health status andrelated factors of correctional officers. Methods: Data were collected from July 10 to August 25, 2012. The Participants included 1,496correctional officers in 50 correctional facilities. Results: The risk factors of mental health problems were living in urban region, 40 agesgroup, less experience in correctional field, unmarried marital status & not living with their spouse, over nine hours contact with criminalsand so forth. On the other hand, stress coping methods were not related with socioeconomic and other factors. Conclusions: Lesseningworking hours or contact hours with criminals, providing a risk-group management for those who have many risk factors, making selfsupportgroup will be helpful to manage or promote their mental health status. Besides, employee assistance programs should be developedsuch as job stress management methods or counselling･communication skills.

영어초록

Objectives: Everyday correctional officers confront with so many criminals, so this situation could be a bad environment on correctionalofficer’s mental health. But the study about their mental health status and related factors have rarely been focused, and besides, the actualmental health conditions of them have also been rarely investigated. Consequently, this study aimed to identify mental health status andrelated factors of correctional officers. Methods: Data were collected from July 10 to August 25, 2012. The Participants included 1,496correctional officers in 50 correctional facilities. Results: The risk factors of mental health problems were living in urban region, 40 agesgroup, less experience in correctional field, unmarried marital status & not living with their spouse, over nine hours contact with criminalsand so forth. On the other hand, stress coping methods were not related with socioeconomic and other factors. Conclusions: Lesseningworking hours or contact hours with criminals, providing a risk-group management for those who have many risk factors, making selfsupportgroup will be helpful to manage or promote their mental health status. Besides, employee assistance programs should be developedsuch as job stress management methods or counselling･communication skills.

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