Chapter Five. Stress on patrol: Stress And Coping Among Police officers

Bishop, George D.; Tong, Eddie M. W.; Diong, Siew-Maan; Yong-Peng, Why; Enkelmann, Hwee Chong; Khader, Majeed; Ang, Jansen; Tan, Vicky L.M.; Koh, David

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004154803.i-262.47

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“…Other studies also identified positive associations of workload and burnout (Hu et al 2016) or exhaustion (Van den Broeck et al 2010). In studies beyond the JD-R framework, organizational stressors rather than operational stressors have emerged as most significant for police officers (Bishop et al 2007;Brown and Campbell 1990;Shane 2010;Stinchcomb 2004) showing positive relationships with psychological ill-health (e.g., Bishop et al 2007). Workload was found to be a major organizational stressor in two different samples of British police officers showing strong associations with mental ill-health (Collins and Gibbs 2003) and a negative relation with wellbeing (Juniper et al 2010).…”

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Job Demands, Job Resources, and Well-being in Police Officers—a Resource-Oriented Approach

Wolter

Maria

Wörfel

et al. 2018

J Police Crim Psych

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This study examined the association between job characteristics, namely job demands and job resources, and mental health outcomes in terms of emotional exhaustion and well-being among police officers. Eight hundred forty-three German police officers participated in a cross-sectional online survey. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the validity of the dual process model of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) framework in the context of police work. Job demands (verbal assaults by citizens, workload, and administrative stressors) predicted emotional exhaustion whereas job resources (team support, shared values, and perceived fairness) predicted well-being. Moreover, job resources were directly and negatively associated with emotional exhaustion. The findings confirm the capacity of job resources to simultaneously promote well-being and reduce emotional exhaustion. Work place interventions should thus not merely decrease job demands. To improve and protect police officers' well-being, it is advisable to promote job resources. A supportive and fair organizational climate based on shared values is required to foster mental health in the context of police work.

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confidence: 92%

Job Demands, Job Resources, and Well-being in Police Officers—a Resource-Oriented Approach

Wolter

Maria

Wörfel

et al. 2018

J Police Crim Psych

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“…Police forces all over the world face the challenge of keeping their officers healthy while meeting their core mission of maintaining public safety and security (Cartwright & Roach, 2020; Morash et al, 2008; Violanti et al, 2017). Extensive research on the occupation of policing has demonstrated the adverse impacts of the work hours (e.g., long hours, shift work; Barger et al, 2009; G. D. Bishop et al, 2007; Rajaratnam et al, 2011; Vila et al, 2002) on police officers’ health.…”

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“Take a Break!”: A Qualitative Study of Shift-Duty Police Officers’ On-The-Job Breaks

Toh

Cho

2022

Police Quarterly

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This qualitative study examined on-the-job breaks taken by shift-duty police officers. We explored the nature of on-the-job breaks among officers, their perception of these breaks as helping them to recover and replenish resources, and what factors shaped their on-the-job breaks. Data were collected from 21 shift-duty police officers via semi-structured interviews. Findings show that on-the-job breaks were categorized into official and unofficial breaks, each of which had fairly distinctive characteristics. The timing, activities engaged in during breaks, and subjective experiences during breaks were thought to determine the effectiveness of on-the-job breaks. Officers reported that the adverse impacts of skipping a break tended to exceed the benefits of taking a break. On-the-job breaks were shaped by various work and non-work factors. As the first study delving into on-the-job breaks among shift-duty police officers, this study expands our understanding of specific strategies employed by police officers to deal with ongoing work demands.

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