Date of Award
5-2011
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
First Advisor
Houston Thompson
Second Advisor
Leon M. Blanchette
Third Advisor
Houston Thompson
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
Law enforcement has been recognized as a stressful occupation related to deleterious physical and psychosocial outcomes in police officers' lives. Spirituality interrelates with every dimension of human functioning and has demonstrated a significant relationship to physical and mental health. This study was concerned with the implication of these conclusions, and addressed a gap in literature that has neglected to bridge these realizations due to limited assessment of spirituality in police officers. Measures of spirituality and police stress in a sample of police officers were collected utilizing two test instruments, and analyzed to determine the relationship. The results indicated a moderate, positive spirituality and average experience of stress in the sample, with several significant, positive relationships between measures.
Recommended Citation
Ursitti, Antoinette M., "A Quantitative Assessment of Spirituality in Police Officers and the Relationship to Police Stress" (2011). Ed.D. Dissertations. 35.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/edd_diss/35
Included in
Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Comments
Ed.D. dissertation completed in 2011 for Olivet Nazarene University.