Assessing the Relative Impact of Diverse Stressors among Canadian Coast Guard and Conservation and Protection Officers

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dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Katie, L.
dc.contributor.authorJamshidi, Laleh
dc.contributor.authorNisbet, Jolan
dc.contributor.authorTeckchandani, Taylor
dc.contributor.authorPrice, Jill, A. B.
dc.contributor.authorRicciardelli, Rosemary
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Gregory, S.
dc.contributor.authorCarleton, R. Nicholas
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-10T20:40:04Z
dc.date.available2023-01-10T20:40:04Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-07
dc.description© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_US
dc.description.abstractPublic Safety Personnel (PSP), including members of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and Conservation and Protection (C&P) officers, are regularly exposed to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs) and other occupational stressors (organizational and operational stressors). The current study quantified occupational stressors among CCG and C&P and assessed relationships with PPTEs and mental health disorders. Participants (n = 341; 58.4% male) completed an online survey assessing self-reported occupational stressors, PPTEs, and mental health disorder symptoms. CCG and C&P Officers reported significantly lower mean overall and item-level organizational and operational stress scores compared to other Canadian PSP. Mean operational stress scores were statistically significantly associated with increased odds of screening positive for all mental disorders and organizational stress scores were statistically significantly associated with increased odds of screening positive for all mental disorders except social anxiety disorder. Participants reported several item-level occupational stressors associated with screening positive for posttraumatic stress disorder, general anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder, even after accounting for diverse PPTE exposures. Exposure to PPTEs may be a regular part of employment for CCG and C&P PSP; however, bureaucratic red tape, staff shortages, excessive administrative duties, physical conditioning, healthy eating, and fatigue are occupational stressors that appear significantly related to mental health. Ongoing mental health efforts are needed to mitigate and manage the impact of occupational stressors among CCG and C&P.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusFacultyen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAndrews, K. L., Jamshidi, L., Nisbet, J., Teckchandani, T. A., Price, J. A. B., Ricciardelli, R., Anderson, G. S., & Carleton, R. N. (2022). Assessing the Relative Impact of Diverse Stressors among Canadian Coast Guard and Conservation and Protection Officers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 16396. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416396en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416396
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/15571
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Instituteen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectoccupational stressorsen_US
dc.subjectpublic safety personnel (PSP)en_US
dc.subjectpotentially psychologically traumatic event (PPTE)en_US
dc.subjectpost-traumatic stress injury (PTSI)en_US
dc.titleAssessing the Relative Impact of Diverse Stressors among Canadian Coast Guard and Conservation and Protection Officersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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