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Secondary Traumatic Stress and Secondary Posttraumatic Growth in a Sample of Dutch Police Family Liaison Officers
Stress and Health (2017)
  • Maarten Kunst, Leiden University
  • M.C. Saan, Leiden University
  • Lidewij Bollen, Leiden University
  • Karlijn Kuijpers, Leiden University
Abstract
This study investigated secondary traumatic stress (STS) and secondary posttraumatic growth (SPG) in a sample of Dutch police family liaison officers (N = 224). Our study had two aims: (a) to identify potential risk and protective factors for STS and (b) to investigate the association between STS and SPG. None of the risk (caseload and a personal trauma history) and protective factors (age, work experience, and support by supervisors and coworkers) identified in previous research correlated with STS. However, a small positive association was found between STS and SPG. In the discussion section we warn against the use of interventions that aim to prevent STS until more is known about risk and protective factors for STS and provide directions for future research.
Publication Date
December 1, 2017
DOI
10.1002/smi.2741
Citation Information
Maarten Kunst, M.C. Saan, Lidewij Bollen and Karlijn Kuijpers. "Secondary Traumatic Stress and Secondary Posttraumatic Growth in a Sample of Dutch Police Family Liaison Officers" Stress and Health Vol. 33 Iss. 5 (2017) p. 570 - 577
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/karlijn-kuijpers/8/