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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Department
Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Charles Klahm
Abstract
This research provides a detailed analysis of the impact of work-related stress on job satisfaction among correctional officers working in Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MADOC) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prisons between 2017 and 2018. Other salient predictors of job satisfaction were controlled for as well in order to determine which factors had the greatest impact on job satisfaction among correctional officers in this study. Additionally, MADOC and TDCJ were analyzed together and separately. Here, this study shows that demographic variables were not predictors of job satisfaction. Instead, job satisfaction was best predicted by officers’ level of commitment to the organization and their levels of work-related stress. This research is helpful for correctional supervisors and administrators that want to increase job satisfaction, decrease turnover, and keep staff and inmates safe and secure.
Recommended Citation
Minard, Nathaniel Phillip, "Examination Of The Impact Of Work-Related Stress On Job Satisfaction Among Correctional Officers Working In Massachusetts And Texas State Prisons" (2024). Wayne State University Theses. 938.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/938