NCJ Number
128984
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 18 Issue: 6 Dated: (1990) Pages: 533-543
Date Published
1990
Length
11 pages
Annotation
A study of the various stressors faced by interns serving as security assistants at the Tenth Pan American Games and the coping mechanisms they utilized was undertaken during the months of July and August 1987.
Abstract
This study revealed that group development can be altered and maladaptive behavior can result among students experiencing high degrees of stress, frustration, and feelings of helplessness, who are subject to a leadership void. The data strongly support the need for planners of similar large-scale internship programs to consider group processes, organizational factors, and interpersonal relations if organizational goals are to be achieved, maladaptive coping mechanisms are to be avoided, and student stress is to be lessened. 1 figure and 26 references (Author abstract)