Job Stress And Job Satisfaction Among Jail Staff: Exploring Gendered Effects

Keywords

gender; jail staff; job satisfaction; job stress; workplace factors

Abstract

Despite increased representation in correctional work settings, women still encounter obstacles in this male-dominated occupation—obstacles that have the potential to affect their levels of job stress and job satisfaction. Although gender-based differences in job stress and job satisfaction have been analyzed in several prison settings, much less work has been conducted in the often neglected correctional arena of jails. The current study fills this empirical void by examining jail staff at a large county correctional system in Orlando, Florida. Ordinary least squares regression analysis indicated that different facets of the work environment differentially affected the job stress and job satisfaction of 419 women and 493 men working in a large urban jail system. Specifically, role ambiguity, perceived dangerousness, coworker relations, input into decision making, and administrative support had larger effects on job stress for women compared to men. For job satisfaction, the only workplace variable to have a gendered effect was administrative support, which also had a greater effect for women than men. The findings reveal gender-related differences, especially in terms of job stress.

Publication Date

10-20-2015

Publication Title

Women and Criminal Justice

Volume

25

Issue

5

Number of Pages

339-359

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2014.989302

Socpus ID

84944515932 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84944515932

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