TY - JOUR
KW - Prison officers
KW - Prisons
KW - Social support
KW - Anxiety
KW - Satisfaction with life
KW - Mediation
AU - Bibiana Monteiro
AU - Vítor Costa
AU - Samuel Monteiro
AB - Work in the prison system can present a high risk to the mental and physical health of prison officers due to the dangerousness, diversity, and complexity associated with this job. Therefore, knowing that prison officers play a key role in prisons, it is essential to explore variables that help understand the health and well-being of these professionals. Thus, this study aims to explore and describe the relationship between social support, generalized anxiety, and life satisfaction in a sample of 100 Portuguese prison officers. The results showed the existence of a significant positive relationship between social support and life satisfaction. Social support also shows a significant negative relationship, decreasing anxiety. It was also found that increased anxiety significantly contributed to a decrease in the participants’ satisfaction with life. It was also possible to verify the existence of a mediating relationship between social support and satisfaction with life through anxiety. The results are subsequently discussed and translated into implications for research and professional practice.
IS - 1
M3 - Journal Article
N2 - Work in the prison system can present a high risk to the mental and physical health of prison officers due to the dangerousness, diversity, and complexity associated with this job. Therefore, knowing that prison officers play a key role in prisons, it is essential to explore variables that help understand the health and well-being of these professionals. Thus, this study aims to explore and describe the relationship between social support, generalized anxiety, and life satisfaction in a sample of 100 Portuguese prison officers. The results showed the existence of a significant positive relationship between social support and life satisfaction. Social support also shows a significant negative relationship, decreasing anxiety. It was also found that increased anxiety significantly contributed to a decrease in the participants’ satisfaction with life. It was also possible to verify the existence of a mediating relationship between social support and satisfaction with life through anxiety. The results are subsequently discussed and translated into implications for research and professional practice.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2024
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 1
EP - 7
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Social Support and Satisfaction with Life among Portuguese Prison Officers: The Mediating Effect of Anxiety
VL - 30
ER -