The Relation Between Mindfulness and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Police Officers
Mindfulness-based treatments have been identified as potentially effective for reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms; however, the validity of research has been questioned, especially among first responders, due to ill-defined aspects of mindfulness. This study investigated the relationship
between various dimensions of mindfulness (utilizing the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills; KIMS) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (utilizing the Impact of Event Scale-Revised; IES-R) among active-duty police officers (N = 183). Multiple regression analyses showed
that greater IES-R avoidance and intrusion subscale scores were predicted by lower KIMS accepting without judgment subscale scores. Greater IES-R hyperarousal subscale scores were predicted by lower KIMS accepting without judgment and describing subscale scores. Implications of these findings
are discussed.
Keywords: PTSD; law enforcement; mindfulness; police; posttraumatic stress; trauma
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Department of Sociology,Kent State University at Stark, North Canton,Ohio, USA 2: Clinic for Individual and Family Counseling,University of Akron, Akron,Ohio, USA
Publication date: 01 January 2013
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