Occupational stress and its coping strategies among the police personnel of the Chitradurga city: a cross-sectional study

Furmeen, Sameeya; Reddy, Mayuri Reddy

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193471

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“…Another study by Furmeen and Reddy (2019) Meanwhile, Jonyo (2015) discovered that police officers are exposed to high levels of occupational stress and are rated as having average job performance. In addition, the research demonstrated that occupational stress negatively impacts the job performance of police officers.…”

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Police Officers Perceived Levels of Organizational Stress, Operational Stress, and Coping Strategies in San Jose, Antique, Philippines

Espartero

2023

JADHUR

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Police service is considered difficult and commonly regarded as a high-stress profession. Police officers deal with numerous complex daily challenges and must make split-second judgments. Thus, it is vital to investigate and assess law enforcement officers' operational stress, organizational stress, and coping strategies, as they are linked to their performance in the police organization. In this research, a descriptive-correlational study was employed using a purposive sampling method with police officers from the Municipal Police Station of San Jose de Buenavista in the Province of Antique, Philippines. The findings revealed that police officers could handle work-related issues caused by various stressors, whether in their operational or organizational functions. Furthermore, police officers can cope moderately with stress, indicating they can manage and deal with it effectively. Additionally, demographic groups perceive similar work stress for operational and organizational functions, including coping strategies. Finally, police officers' coping mechanisms often become influenced by operational and organizational stress. With this, the present study's findings strongly support the notion that operational and organizational stressors are fundamental to policing; as a result, police officers may adopt more effective coping strategies to combat the impacts of stress and enhance their work-related well-being. Police personnel may benefit from interventions and programs to reduce the effects of occupational stress.

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Police Officers Perceived Levels of Organizational Stress, Operational Stress, and Coping Strategies in San Jose, Antique, Philippines

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2023

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Strategies for Coping with Occupational Trauma: A Scoping Review of the Police Officer Context

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Mathapo-Thobakgale,

Nyoni

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Background: Occupational trauma is heightened among police officers due to their exposure to physical, biological, chemical, and psychological hazards. Sustained occupational trauma results in mental illness among members of the police, which is a public health issue of concern. This study aimed to report a scoping review of the literature on strategies employed by police officers for coping with occupational trauma around the globe. Methods: A search string, formulated from the review question of what is known about the strategies of police officers for coping with occupational trauma, was used to search for articles from databases. A total of 588 hits were screened against inclusion criteria, resulting in 36 full-text studies between 1983 and 2022 being included in this review. Data were extracted using a standardised data extraction tool. The multi-step process was used to analyse the extracted data, integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches. Results: From this review, ‘adaptive coping mechanisms’, involving confrontation; ‘maladaptive coping mechanisms’, such as self-isolation, distancing and substance use; ‘resilience’, relating to mental preparation, and ‘seeking support systems’ from family, colleagues and professionals reflected the strategies used by police officers to cope with occupational trauma. Social stigma related to mental health disorders impacts the strategies used by police officers to cope with occupational trauma. Conclusions: the police management and healthcare practitioners must collaborate towards providing constructive environments that support and strengthen police officers’ strategies for coping with occupational trauma.

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Occupational stress and its coping strategies among the police personnel of the Chitradurga city: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 2 publications

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Police Officers Perceived Levels of Organizational Stress, Operational Stress, and Coping Strategies in San Jose, Antique, Philippines

Police Officers Perceived Levels of Organizational Stress, Operational Stress, and Coping Strategies in San Jose, Antique, Philippines

Strategies for Coping with Occupational Trauma: A Scoping Review of the Police Officer Context

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