Open AccessESTRESSE EM AGENTES PENITENCIÁRIOS DE UM PRESÍDIO DO INTERIOR DE MINAS GERAIS
Author(s) -
Laís Sanches Maekawa,
Patrícia Naiara de Souza Alves Côrrea,
Sheila Alves Araújo,
Marco Túlio Menezes Carvalho,
Reginaldo Josué da Silva,
Mateus Goulart Alves
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psicologia e saúde em debate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2446-922X
DOI - 10.22289/2446-922x.v6n2a25
Subject(s) - prison , promotion (chess) , psychology , psychological intervention , stress (linguistics) , gerontology , medicine , psychiatry , political science , criminology , politics , law , linguistics , philosophy
This study aimed to identify the level of stress in prison officers. It is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. We collected data through the Lipp's Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults. Fifty-two prison officers, 45 men, and 7 women, in a prison of the interior of Minas Gerais, participated in the study. In the data analysis, we observed that 46.2% of the participants had a stress level and 53.8% did not. Among the participants who had a stress level, 52.2% were in the Resistance phase, 41.6% were in the Exhaustion phase and 4.2% were in the Alert phase. We observed a significant level of stress in the Resistance and Exhaustion phase. Strategies to improve working conditions and prevent stress must be established and we highlight the importance of studies on the development of health promotion interventions in this professional category.