Supplementary Table 1. Descriptive statistics of Work Events Log, alternative stress measures, and potential moderators Mean ± SD [range]
All participants (N = 113)
Acute/Traumatic
Stressors (Component 1) (N = 103)
Routine Stressors (Component 2) (N =105)
Interpersonal Stressors (Component 2)
(N = 107)
Work Events Log-Exposure --- 0.35 ± 0.38 [0, 1.75] 1.21 ± 0.53 [0, 2.50] 0.75 ± 0.59 [0, 2.60]
Work Events Log-Stress --- 0.68 ± 0.87 [0, 4.50] 1.81 ± 1.37 [0, 6.28] 1.27 ± 1.10 [0, 4.90]
Work Events Log-Overall
Stressa 2.72 ± 0.58 [1.25, 4.60] --- --- ---
Perceived Stress Scale-10 15.73 ± 6.31 [2.00, 34.00] --- --- ---
Operational Police Stress
Questionnaire 3.27 ± 1.8 [1.25, 6.10] --- --- ---
Organizational Police Stress
Questionnaire 3.10 ± 1.00 [1.20, 5.35] --- --- ---
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-Short Formb
81.47 ± 13.19 [49.00,
114.00] --- --- ---
Brief Resilience Scale 3.66 ± 0.76 [1.50, 5.00] --- --- ---
Notes: a. Two participants had missing data for overall stress scores on the Work Events Log, so the sample size for this variable is 111; b.
FFMQ-SF scores reflect imputed data for participants in Cohort 1 as described in the Method section
Supplementary Table 2. Mixed models to test the moderating effect of resilience on the association between stress exposure and perceived stress on the Work Events Log.
Variable b SE F Error df p partial η2
Perceived Stress Component 1
Exposure Component 1a 2.12 0.50 17.90 67.73 <.001 .21
Resilience 0.07 0.11 0.34 101.09 .559 .003
Days --- --- 0.40 373.28 .851 .01
Cohort 0.15 0.16 0.96 103.76 .329 .01
Exposure component 1* Resilience -0.12 0.13 0.85 65.55 .360 .01
Perceived Stress Component 2
Exposure Component 2 1.84 0.46 15.89 78.97 <.001 .17
Resilience 0.04 0.18 0.06 102.85 .800 .001
Days --- --- 1.18 412.44 .319 .01
Cohort 0.25 0.20 1.61 70.92 .208 .02
Exposure Component 2* Resilience -0.15 0.12 1.42 78.70 .238 .01
Perceived Stress Component 3
Exposure Component 3 2.22 0.47 21.97 77.05 <.001 .22
Resilience -0.21 0.14 2.15 105.20 .145 .02
Days --- --- 1.13 410.49 .342 .01
Cohort 0.15 0.18 0.73 91.44 .395 .01
Exposure component 3* Resilience -0.21 0.13 2.64 79.12 .108 .03
Note: a. Mean-centered scores (within individuals) were used for each Exposure component. Component 1 assessed less frequent yet relatively more intense line-of-duty incidents, Component 2 assessed routine daily stressors, and Component 3 assessed interpersonal stressors
Supplementary Table 3. Impact of demographic and job covariates on Perceived Stress for Component 1 (acute/traumatic stressors) from the Work Events Log.
Variable b SE F Error df p partial η2
Exposure 1.67 0.11 251.23 76.27 <.001 .77
Days --- --- 0.59 370.09 .709 .01
Cohort 0.04 0.15 0.07 95.95 .785 .001
Age -0.01 0.02 0.26 94.90 .611 .003
Gender 0.18 0.15 1.36 92.55 .246 .02
Years of policing -0.01 0.02 0.22 92.48 .642 .002
Shifts --- --- 2.30 97.45 .064 .09
Work duration (minutes) 0.001 0.0003 3.74 405.74 .054 .01
Agency --- --- 0.29 95.15 .748 .01
Officer or deputy working in patrol/field 0.40 0.16 6.28 94.12 .014 .06
Supplementary Table 4. Impact of demographic and job covariates on Perceived Stress for Component 2 (routine stressors) from the Work Events Log.
Variable b SE F Error df p partial
η2
Exposure 1.36 0.10 190.06 87.13 <.001 .69
Days --- --- 1.38 406.33 .231 .02
Cohort 0.17 0.21 0.68 79.04 .412 .01
Age -0.01 0.02 0.12 82.93 .727 .001
Gender -0.04 0.21 0.04 82.42 .836 .001
Years of policing -0.03 0.02 1.52 66.33 .221 .02
Shifts --- --- 1.61 76.80 .180 .08
Work duration (minutes) 0.001 0.0004 10.99 419.92 <.001 .03
Agency --- --- 0.45 80.29 .637 .01
Officer or deputy working in patrol/field 0.46 0.22 4.64 77.97 .034 .06
Supplementary Table 5. Impact of demographic and job covariates on Perceived Stress for Component 3 (interpersonal stressors) from the Work Events Log.
Variable b SE F Error df p partial η2
Exposure 1.45 0.10 201.52 79.28 <.001 .72
Days --- --- 1.10 407.20 .362 .01
Cohort 0.18 0.18 1.04 80.91 .312 .01
Age 0.01 0.02 0.12 72.31 .726 .002
Gender 0.25 0.18 1.94 77.35 .167 .03
Years of policing 0.01 0.02 0.06 68.69 .802 .001
Shifts --- --- 0.45 79.61 .770 .02
Work duration (minutes) 0.0004 0.0005 0.59 440.00 .444 .001
Agency --- --- 1.98 81.13 .144 .05
Officer or deputy working in patrol/field -0.44 0.19 5.09 77.97 .027 .06
Supplementary Fig. 1 Scree plot with parallel analysis of work events exposure subscale (N = 113)
Supplementary Fig. 2 Histograms for exposure (top) and perceived stress (bottom) for each of the PCA-derived components from the Work Events Log. Values reflect within-subject averages across 4-6 workdays.
Supplementary Appendix: Work Events Log
Date __________ Rotation day 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sub ID __________
(Note: complete for the date your shift BEGAN if spanning two days)
You can also complete this survey electronically: http://bit.ly/dailyworkevents
What hours did you work today? Shift start: ___________ Shift end: ___________
Did this include overtime or non-scheduled hours? If so, please explain briefly: _________________________________
Please reflect back on today’s work events and answer the following two questions for each event category:
1. How much exposure to each of these events did you encounter during today’s work? (circle one) 0 = No exposure/did not experience 2 = About the same exposure as a typical day 1 = Less exposure than a typical day 3 = More exposure than a typical day
2. How much stress did you experience as a result of this exposure? On a scale of 0 (no stress at all) to 10 (extreme amount of stress)
Event category
How much exposure? How much stress did you experience?
Challenges or frustration with supervisors and leadership
Conflict with coworkers
Inadequate equipment, or equipment not working as it should
Required paperwork and reports (e.g., Tracs, routine reports, follow-up) and other
administrative responsibilities
Increased demands stemming from patrol or other staff shortages
“Routine" calls for service Arresting or detaining suspects
Responding to traumatic events (e.g., MVA, overdose, domestics, death, or injury) Incidents involving threat of injury or bodily harm to yourself or fellow officers
Negative comments or criticism from members of the public, media, etc.
Overall, compared to a typical day at work, my time spent at work today was (circle one)
Much less stressful Somewhat less stressful Pretty typical Somewhat more stressful Much more stressful Any additional notes about today’s work events?