Finding conclude that occupational stressors are important in helping shape correctional staff organizational commitment regardless of their position within the organization. Role ambiguity and role conflict were found to be important in shaping organizational commitment with correctional staff. Uncertainty in defined roles, directions, expectations, and guidance were identified as significant stressors especially among correctional officers. Additionally, study results support that the occupational stressors of work on family conflict is important in shaping the commitment of both staff and officers. However, perceived dangerousness was not found to have a significant effect on correctional staff organizational commitment. With minimal research undertaken on the antecedents of the organizational commitment of correctional employees, this exploratory study was conducted to examine the specific effects of a set of occupational stressors, role conflict, role ambiguity, dangerousness of the job, and work-family conflict on organizational commitment. Data was derived from a survey of staff at a midwestern high-security correctional facility. Tables, references