Gender difference in occupational stress: A study of the South Korean National Police Agency

Kim, Jeong L.; Wells, William M.; Vardalis, James J.; Johnson, Sharon; Lim, Hyung-Jin

doi:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2015.09.001

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“…This routine emotional work leads officers to suffer from psychological distress (Brown et al., 1999; Dowler & Arai, 2008; Griffin & Sun, 2017; Kim, Wells, Vardalis, Johnson, & Lim, 2016; Kula, 2017; Kurtz et al., 2015; McCarty, Zhao, & Garland, 2007; Turgoose, Glover, Barker, & Maddox, 2017), even when expressing neutral emotions (e.g., Rutter & Fielding, 1988). As a result, when officers have to display a greater variety of displayed emotions, burnout is more likely (Bakker & Heuven, 2006; Morris & Feldman, 1996; Schaible & Gecas, 2010; Van Gelderen et al., 2011).…”

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“…Law enforcement officers encounter complex situations that require decision-making authority that cannot be predefined with explicit task expectations (Lord & Friday, 2008; Shane, 2010). In addition, officers experience frustration when there is a lack of direction or mission for the department (Kim et al., 2016), which leads to a lack of clarity about their goals or objectives, reducing their job satisfaction (Ingram & Lee, 2015). It is impossible for officers to recognize all the rules they have to conform to; as a result, they can stay in a constant state of confusion about what behavior is expected.…”

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Emotional Labor, Role Characteristics, and Police Officer Burnout in South Korea: The Mediating Effect of Emotional Dissonance

2018

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This study examines the extent to which emotional labor and role stressors (such as role conflict and ambiguity) required of police officers contribute to police officer burnout. In particular, it is hypothesized that these aspects of police work cause officers to experience emotional dissonance, thereby leading to burnout. To test these hypotheses, we conduct mediation analyses using survey data from 466 police officers in Seoul, South Korea. Overall, emotional labor, role stressors, and emotional dissonance are related to greater police officer burnout. In addition, there were several significant indirect effects between emotional labor, role stressors, and burnout, via emotional dissonance.

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Emotional Labor, Role Characteristics, and Police Officer Burnout in South Korea: The Mediating Effect of Emotional Dissonance

2018

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“…They added that though no gender differences in psychological strain, trust and interactional fairness at work significantly reduced the impact of physical strain in males but not in females. Results of other studies that investigated gender differences in stress indicators (such as organizational bureaucracy, community relationships, task identity, and autonomy) generally showed that job stress culminates in higher psychological (Kim, Wells, Vardalis, Johnson & Lim, 2016) and other health challenges for female police officers (Hussain, Sajjad & Rehman, 2014).…”

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Job Stress and Police Burnout: Moderating Roles of Gender and Marital Status

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2016

IAFOR J Psychol Behav Sci

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Previous studies on occupational burnout among police personnel did not pay enough attention to how gender and marital status may influence the connection between job stress and occupational burnout, especially where cultural beliefs direct gender and marital issues in relation to work, such as Nigeria. This study, therefore, investigated the extent to which gender and marital status moderate the relationship between job stress and occupational burnout. Participants were 213 police personnel (male = 120; female = 93) selected from 10 urban and 10 semi-urban police divisions in Nigeria. Their ages ranged between 20 and 54 years (M age =38.15 years; SD =10.0). Results revealed that job stress significantly predicted occupational burnout such that an increase in job stress led to increase in the level of occupational burnout. Gender moderated the effects of job stress on occupational burnout in such a way that job stress tended to result in higher level of occupational burnout in female than in male police personnel. Similarly, marital status moderated the relationship between job stress and occupational burnout in such a way that police personnel who were married tended to report higher level of occupational burnout in the presence of job stress than those who were single. Implications for gender sensitivity and family supportiveness were discussed.

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“…These findings seem to hold over cross-cultural comparisons cross the UK [30, 42, 43], USA [44, 45], South Africa [46, 47] and other foreign police agencies [44, 45]. Within the existing evidence base the MW outcomes commonly demonstrating or suggested to be associated with organisational stressors in police officers are occupational stress [48, 49], anxiety [50], depression [50, 51], psychiatric symptoms (PS)/psychological distress (PD) [51, 52], burnout [51, 53] and suicidal ideation [54].…”

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The relationship between organisational stressors and mental wellbeing within police officers: a systematic review

2019

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Background Occupational stressors in police work increase the risk for officer mental health morbidities. Officers’ poor mental wellbeing is harmful to the individual, can affect professionalism, organisational effectiveness, and public safety. While the impact of operational stressors on officers’ mental wellbeing is well documented, no review has systematically investigated organisational stressor impacts. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review to assess the relationship between organisational stressors and police officer mental wellbeing. Methods Systematic review conducted following PRISMA and Cochrane Collaboration guidelines. Literature search was undertaken from 1990 to May 2017 on four databases (EBSCOHOST Medline/SocINDEX/PsycINFO/OVID Embase) and grey literature. Included articles were critically appraised and assessed for risk of bias. Narrative and evidence syntheses were performed by specific mental health outcomes. Results In total, 3571 results were returned, and 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. All included studies were published in English between 1995 and 2016, had cross-sectional study designs, spanned across four continents and covered 15,150 officers. Strong evidence of significant associations was identified for organisational stressors and the outcomes of: occupational stress, psychiatric symptoms/psychological distress, emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment. The organisational stressors most often demonstrating consistently significant associations with mental health outcomes included lack of support, demand, job pressure, administrative/organisational pressure and long working-hours. Conclusions This review is the first to systematically examine organisational stressors and mental health in police officers. Organisational stressors that can be targeted by interventions and policy changes to secure officer wellbeing, a healthy work environment, and benefits to the organisation and the public are identified.

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Gender difference in occupational stress: A study of the South Korean National Police Agency

Cited by 13 publications

References 39 publications

Emotional Labor, Role Characteristics, and Police Officer Burnout in South Korea: The Mediating Effect of Emotional Dissonance

Emotional Labor, Role Characteristics, and Police Officer Burnout in South Korea: The Mediating Effect of Emotional Dissonance

Job Stress and Police Burnout: Moderating Roles of Gender and Marital Status

The relationship between organisational stressors and mental wellbeing within police officers: a systematic review

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