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The Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS)

Evaluation of Psychometric Properties

Vincent B. Van Hasselt

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Donald C. Sheehan

Federal Bureau of Investigation (retired)

Abigail S. Malcolm

Eastern Shores Psychological Services, Salisbury, Maryland

Alfred H. Sellers

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Monty T. Baker

U.S. Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas

Judy Couwels

Broward Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

This study establishes the reliability and validity of the Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS), a short early-warning stress-screening measure for law enforcement officers. The initial phase of LEOSS development employed the behavioral-analytic model to construct a 25-item instrument specifically geared toward evaluation of stress in this population. The purpose of the present study was to examine psychometric properties of the LEOSS. Results indicate this instrument has good levels of internal consistency, testretest reliability, and validity. Potential applications of the LEOSS in clinical and research contexts are discussed. The next phase of research on the LEOSS is discussed, and suggestions for directions that future research in this area might take are offered.

Key Words: assessment • law enforcement • police • stress • trauma

Behavior Modification, Vol. 32, No. 1, 133-151 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0145445507308571
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