Bringing a Uniform Home: a Qualitative Study on Police Officer’s Work-Family Balance Perspective!

IF 1.7 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI:10.1007/s11896-023-09619-w

Bárbara Sousa, Gabriela Mendes, Tânia Gonçalves, Carina Oliveira, Maria João Figueiredo, Patrício Costa, Ângela Maia

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Abstract Being a police officer is a very stressful job, characterized by occupational stressors that impact mental health and increasing work-family balance. Quantitative research is unable to clarify how police officers cope with the impact of work challenges on work-family balance. This study aims to understand how police officers narrate the impact of their work on their family experiences. Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with Portuguese military police and civilian service forces working in the Northern region of Portugal. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed according to the principles of thematic analysis. The main themes indicate that participants are concerned about the work-family conflict. Both common and unique police officers’ perceptions of the impact of professional challenges on work-family balance emerged among both groups. Common work-family balance challenges for both civilian and military police officers included a negative impact on family dynamics and the sharing work experiences with family, but also recognized positive impacts of the profession on the family. For military police officers, making decisions regarding career advancement is a specific challenge. This study enables clinicians and other professional groups, such as commanders and politicians, to further develop a deeper understanding of these challenges and their different levels of impact. It also allows for the development of targeted strategies aligned with the unique needs of these professionals.

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带制服回家:警察工作与家庭平衡视角的定性研究!

摘要警察是一项压力很大的工作，其特点是职业压力源会影响心理健康，增加工作与家庭的平衡。定量研究无法阐明警察如何应对工作挑战对工作家庭平衡的影响。本研究旨在了解警务人员如何叙述其工作对其家庭经历的影响。对在葡萄牙北部地区工作的葡萄牙宪兵和文职部队进行了19次半结构化访谈。根据专题分析的原则对访谈内容进行转录和分析。调查的主要主题表明，参与者对工作与家庭冲突感到担忧。两组警察对职业挑战对工作与家庭平衡的影响的看法都很普遍，也很独特。文职和军警人员在工作与家庭平衡方面面临的共同挑战包括对家庭动态和与家人分享工作经验的负面影响，但也承认该职业对家庭的积极影响。对于宪兵来说，做出关于职业发展的决定是一项特殊的挑战。这项研究使临床医生和其他专业团体，如指挥官和政治家，能够进一步深入了解这些挑战及其不同程度的影响。它还允许制定与这些专业人员的独特需求相一致的有针对性的战略。

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Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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3.10

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal that reports research findings regarding the theory, practice and application of psychological issues in the criminal justice context, namely law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The Journal encourages submissions focusing on Police Psychology including personnel assessment, therapeutic methods, training, ethics and effective organizational operation. The Journal also welcomes articles that focus on criminal behavior and the application of psychology to effective correctional practices and facilitating recovery among victims of crime. Consumers of and contributors to this body of research include psychologists, criminologists, sociologists, legal experts, social workers, and other professionals representing various facets of the criminal justice system, both domestic and international.