Association between police officers’ stress and perceived health

IF 1.3 3区社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1093/police/paad058

Filip Kukić, Aspen Streetman, Katie M Heinrich, Marija Popović-Mančević, Nenad Koropanovski

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Abstract

Abstract Police experience occupational stress in two categories: operational (i.e. long hours, shift work, crime scenes) and organizational (e.g. favouritism, bureaucratic red tape) stress. High occupational stress may harm officers’ health perceptions, decreasing individual policing capacity. This study surveyed the relationship between operational and organizational stress and perceived health among 1,220 Serbian police officers (female = 232 [19%]; mean age 39.1 ± 8.4 years). Participants answered a single general health question, a 20-question operational police stress questionnaire, and a 20-question organizational police stress questionnaire. Perceived health was negatively associated with operational and organizational stress. Moderate negative associations were found between age and health and obesity status and health. When age groups were analysed separately, older officers with good or great health reported lower operational and organizational stress levels. These results suggest that better-perceived health may be protective against stress for police officers.

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警察压力与感知健康之间的关系

警察经历的职业压力分为两类:操作压力(如长时间工作、轮班工作、犯罪现场)和组织压力(如偏袒、官僚主义的繁文缛节)。高职业压力可能损害警务人员的健康观念，降低个人警务能力。本研究调查了1,220名塞尔维亚警察(女性= 232[19%])的业务和组织压力与感知健康的关系;平均年龄39.1±8.4岁)。参与者回答了一个单一的一般健康问题、一个包含20个问题的行动警察压力问卷和一个包含20个问题的组织警察压力问卷。感知健康与操作和组织压力呈负相关。年龄与健康、肥胖状况与健康之间存在中度负相关。当对不同年龄组别的人员进行单独分析时，健康状况良好或非常健康的年长人员报告的行动和组织压力水平较低。这些结果表明，良好的健康状况可能对警察的压力有保护作用。

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Policing-A Journal of Policy and Practice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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11.10%

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期刊介绍： Policing: a Journal of Policy and Practice is a leading policy and practice publication aimed at connecting law enforcement leaders, police researchers, analysts and policy makers, this peer-reviewed journal will contain critical analysis and commentary on a wide range of topics including current law enforcement policies, police reform, political and legal developments, training and education, patrol and investigative operations, accountability, comparative police practices, and human and civil rights. The journal has an international readership and author base. It draws on examples of good practice from around the world and examines current academic research, assessing how that research can be applied both strategically and at ground level. The journal is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services: Criminal Justice Abstracts, Emerging Sources Citation Index, The Standard Periodical Directory.