“This Job has Changed Me”: Work Life Conflict, Self and Social Identity in Correctional Work

McKendy, Laura; Ricciardelli, Rosemary

doi:10.1177/07340168221121314

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“…Given the pertinence of the Betrayal factor to occupational settings, where much moral injury is precipitated by poor treatment and support from the organization in the context of high-stakes work (McKendy & Ricciardelli, 2022;Simmons-Beauchamp & Sharpe, 2022), and where betrayal may manifest operationally as poor psychosocial safety, this is an important avenue for future exploration. A strong shared social identity is powerful protective factor for a range of psychosocial health outcomes (Ellemers et al, 2013;Haslam et al, 2018).…”

Section: Differential Relationships and Theoretical Considerationsmentioning

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The Occupational Moral Injury Scale (OMIS) - Development and Validation in Frontline Health and First Responder Workers

Thomas¹,

Bizumić²,

Quinn³

2023

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Moral Injury is an emerging construct that has been primarily examined in military groups but is increasingly expanding to a broader range of non-military occupational settings. A key barrier to this research on moral injury in broader occupational groups has been the lack of valid and reliable measures specifically developed for non-military settings. The current paper addresses this gap by developing the Occupational Moral Injury Scale (OMIS), a measure designed to capture both morally injurious events (MIEs) and primary markers of moral injury (guilt, shame, anger, loss of trust, existential conflict) in any occupational setting, without the need for modification. A combination of Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) and Item Response Theory (IRT) analyses were used in scale development and refinement. Drawing upon a sample of 1454 frontline health and first responder workers across two studies, factor analytic results revealed an expected bifactor structure of five primary factors capturing exposure to morally injurious events (MIEs; Commission with Agency, Commission under Duress, Act of Omission, Witnessing, Betrayal) and a general factor of moral injury. Subscales demonstrated excellent internal consistency, and when compared to theoretically relevant constructs OMIS scores demonstrated strong convergent and divergent validity. Differential validity was also observed among the OMIS subscales. The OMIS provides a psychometrically validated tool for assessing moral injury risk in any occupational setting. The OMIS will help facilitate further research and understanding of how moral injury presents in high-risk occupational settings beyond the military and allow for direct comparison between these groups for the first time.

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Section: Differential Relationships and Theoretical Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Occupational Moral Injury Scale (OMIS) - Development and Validation in Frontline Health and First Responder Workers

Thomas¹,

Bizumić²,

Quinn³

2023

Preprint

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“…Given the pertinence of the betrayal factor to occupational settings, where much moral injury is precipitated by poor treatment and support from the organization in the context of high-stakes work (McKendy & Ricciardelli, 2022;Simmons-Beauchamp & Sharpe, 2022), and where betrayal may manifest operationally as poor psychosocial safety climate, this is an important avenue for future exploration. A strong shared social identity is a powerful protective factor for a range of psychosocial health outcomes (Ellemers et al, 2013;C.…”

Section: Differential Relationships and Theoretical Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Occupational Moral Injury Scale: Development and validation in frontline health and first responder workers.

Thomas,

Bizumic,

Quinn

2023

Traumatology

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Moral injury is an emerging construct that has been primarily examined in military groups but is increasingly expanding to a broader range of nonmilitary occupational settings. A key barrier to this research on moral injury in broader occupational groups has been the lack of valid and reliable measures specifically developed for nonmilitary settings. The current article addresses this gap by developing the Occupational Moral Injury Scale (OMIS), a measure designed to capture both morally injurious events (MIEs) and primary markers of moral injury (guilt, shame, anger, loss of trust, existential conflict) in any occupational setting, without the need for modification. A combination of confirmatory factor analyses and item response theory analyses was used in scale development and refinement. Drawing upon a sample of 1,454 primarily frontline health and first responder workers across two studies, factor analytic results revealed an expected bifactor structure of five primary factors capturing exposure to MIEs (commission with agency, commission under duress, act of omission, witnessing, betrayal) and a general factor of moral injury. Subscales demonstrated excellent internal consistency, and when compared to theoretically relevant constructs OMIS scores demonstrated strong convergent and divergent validity. Differential validity was also observed among the OMIS subscales. The OMIS provides a psychometrically validated tool for assessing moral injury risk in any occupational setting. The OMIS will help facilitate further research and understanding of how moral injury presents in high-risk occupational settings beyond the military and allow for direct comparison between these groups for the first time.

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Work–Life Conflict Among Correctional Officers: A Narrative Review

Pedersen

2024

Criminal Justice Review

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Work–family conflict occurs when the demands of work make it challenging for employees to fulfill family obligations. Given that not all workers have a partner and/or children, but likely have a personal life that includes friends, hobbies, leisure and recovery activities, and extended family, some scholars now examine work–life conflict. For correctional officers, the unique occupational setting of the prison, which includes a high level of environmental adversity, leads to work–life conflict in a variety of forms: emotional strain, time-based conflicts, and engagement in behaviors that are incompatible with the needs of others and one's personal relationships outside of the prison. In light of this challenging intersection of occupational and personal life, this narrative review brings together these strands of empirical work; it provides a summary of literature addressing the antecedents and outcomes of work–family and work–life conflict among correctional officers and provides direction for future efforts. Together, studies indicate that aspects of the organization and the work environment conspire to make the management of these two domains difficult and as a result, job performance and personal life suffer. Empirical studies of CO work–life conflict are needed that examine person-environment fit, the proximal and distal factors resulting from such conflict including outcomes within the organization, and effects of work–life conflict on the families of COs, among others. Inadequate supports exist for staff facing conflict between work and personal life.

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“This Job has Changed Me”: Work Life Conflict, Self and Social Identity in Correctional Work

Cited by 3 publications

References 45 publications

The Occupational Moral Injury Scale (OMIS) - Development and Validation in Frontline Health and First Responder Workers

The Occupational Moral Injury Scale (OMIS) - Development and Validation in Frontline Health and First Responder Workers

The Occupational Moral Injury Scale: Development and validation in frontline health and first responder workers.

Work–Life Conflict Among Correctional Officers: A Narrative Review

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