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Description: One way to understand individuals' reactions to traumatic events is to focus on their basic assumptions about the self and the world and how these influence the coping response. Some scholars have argued that police officers' assumptions about the world differ from those of average citizens, and that these different worldviews may act as a risk factor or a protective factor against the development of trauma-related symptoms in response to the myriad potentially traumatic events that they encounter on a daily basis. The present study sought to examine the world assumptions of police officers and academy cadets to determine if they differ from one another and the general public in their basic assumptions about the self and the world, and to investigate how these beliefs shape and, in turn, are shaped by their traumatic experiences on the job.
Suggested Citation:
Colwell, L.H., Lyons, P.M., & Garner, R. (2012). The World Assumptions of Police
Officers and Academy Cadets:
Implications for Response to Trauma [Electronic Version]. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice,
8(1), 54-67.
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