| In a study involving members of the Plainfield Police Division, authoritarianism and the healthful management of stress were examined with the utilization of T. W. Adorno's F-scale, the Pensacola Z-scale and a survey designed to measure police attitudes toward stress reduction. It was hypothesized that the lower the score of authoritarianism for a police officer, the more likely he will utilize positive stress management; whereas, a higher authoritarian score will be related to the decreased utilization of positive stress management techniques. Positive stress management refers to the health-promoting techniques of stress reduction that were presented in the survey. The survey and either the F or Z-scale were randomly distributed to 122 members of the Police Division with instructions in a cover letter to return it upon completion. Ninety-eight packages (or approximately 80% of the sample) were returned either in person or to a designated mailbox. Results showed a significant chi square as well as the existence of an inverse relationship with the Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient. (Abstract shortened by UMI.). |
