Strategy of Coping Stress by Novice Mobile Brigade Officers in Conflict Areas

Having duty under the control operation (BKO) in conflict areas are operations carried out by Brimob personnel to secure conflict situations, protect citizens from terrorist threats and carry out humanitarian operations. This duty can be a stress trigger for the personnel, however this can be overcome by coping strategies. Coping is an attempt made to change the situation by individual who has feeling in pressured and burden condition. This research aims to find out what kind of coping strategies are used by Brimob personnel who having duty in conflict areas. It is intended that the institution can anticipate and deal with stress that occurs to the officers. This research used a qualitative method with interviews with 3 subjects: 1 namely commissioned officer, 1 noncommissioned officer and 1 enlisted officer. The result is a coping stress strategy used by the three subjetcs are different. First subject used emotion focused coping in the form of seeking social support, distancing, self control, escape avoidance and positive reappraisal. In addition he also used problem focused coping in the form of confrontative coping. The second and third subjects used emotion focused coping in the form of seeking social support, distancing, self control and escape avoidance.