We know little about potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTE) exposures among provincial correctional workers in diverse occupational positions and even less regarding how exposure to events are associated with mental health disorders. We designed the current study to unpack and quantify estimates of the frequencies that correctional workers, across occupational roles, experience exposure to diverse incidents. We categorized 1,338 of our 1,487 participants into six occupational categories and our measures included established self-report items measuring PPTE exposure and mental disorder symptoms. Almost all correctional workers reported exposures to most PPTE types. Correctional workers collectively report exposures to physical assault (90.2%) and sudden violent death (81.8%), with many (3.1%-46%) reporting 11+ exposures (M = 10.01, SD = 4.29). We found significant differences in exposure patterns across correctional worker categories; specifically, we found a higher prevalence of exposure to toxic substances, physical assault, assault with a weapon, severe human suffering, sudden accidental or sudden violent death, among those working in institutional correctional services (e.g., governance, correctional officers). PPTE exposure and all assessed mental health disorder symptom profiles were closely related, as correctional workers report high exposure to PPTE. Population attributable fractions indicated that the burden of mental disorders among provincial correction workers might be reduced by between 38%-70% if PPTE exposures were eliminated from the population. We conclude with recommendations for mental health related policies, such as investing in peer and psychologically support, as well as interventions for exposure to PPTE and readiness to inform strategies for employee mental health and well-being.

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在加拿大安大略省的省级惩教工作者中暴露于潜在的心理创伤事件。

我们对不同职业岗位的省级惩教人员的潜在心理创伤事件 (PPTE) 暴露知之甚少，更不了解事件暴露与精神健康障碍之间的关系。我们设计了当前的研究，以解开和量化惩教工作者在不同职业角色中经历各种事件的频率的估计值。我们将 1,487 名参与者中的 1,338 名分为六个职业类别，我们的测量包括既定的自我报告项目，测量 PPTE 暴露和精神障碍症状。几乎所有惩教人员都报告接触过大多数 PPTE 类型。惩教人员集体报告遭受人身攻击 (90.2%) 和突然暴力死亡 (81.8%)，其中许多 (3.1%-46%) 报告了 11 次以上的暴露 (M = 10.01, 标准差 = 4.29)。我们发现惩教工作者类别的暴露模式存在显着差异；具体而言，我们发现在机构惩教服务机构（例如，治理、惩教人员）工作的人员中，接触有毒物质、人身攻击、使用武器攻击、严重的人类痛苦、突然意外或突然暴力死亡的发生率更高。PPTE 暴露与所有评估的心理健康障碍症状特征密切相关，因为惩教人员报告说，PPTE 暴露量很高。人口归因分数表明，如果从人口中消除 PPTE 暴露，省级矫正工作者的精神障碍负担可能会减少 38%-70%。最后，我们提出了心理健康相关政策的建议，