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- Title
"DV Fatigue": Work Stress and Officers' Attitudes and Performance at Domestic and Family Violence Incidents.
- Authors
Maple, Emily; Kebbell, Mark
- Abstract
A self-report instrument was created to measure stress, attitudes, and performance of domestic and family violence (DFV) first responders in an Australian state. DFV-related stress negatively impacted officers' attitudes and self-assessed performance. Higher DFV stress was predicted by the frequency and severity of DFV incidents, and the absence of lived experience. Negative attitudes were predicted by a shorter length of service and lower severity, and poorer performance by a longer length of service and lower perceived social support. Males reported higher stress and poorer performance than females. The findings reveal systemic issues that inhibit effective police response, emphasizing the need to address negative attitudes and "DV fatigue."
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); T-test (Statistics); RESEARCH methodology evaluation; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ATTITUDE (Psychology); EXPERIMENTAL design; SURVEYS; DOMESTIC violence; JOB stress; RESEARCH methodology; STATISTICS; POLICE; DATA analysis software; JOB performance; DISEASE incidence
- Publication
Violence Against Women, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 8, p1984
- ISSN
1077-8012
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10778012241239944