Police Officers and Spousal Violence: Work– Family Linkages

2009 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 334-344 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alexander-Stamatios Antoniou

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Low Rank ◽

Context Specificity ◽

Women Police Officers ◽

Work Related ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Women Police ◽

And Gender ◽

Work Family ◽

Context Specific

Although assessment of stress is typically performed using generic stress questionnaires, the context-specificity and generalisability of such assessments are often ignored. This study explored the differences in perceptions of work-related stressors in male/female and high/low rank police officers in Greece, by the application of a context-specific measure. 512 police officers representing the Hellenic police force responded to a questionnaire assessing precursors to work stress, and perceived level of stress. Results revealed that the nature of occupational stressors pertinent to Greek police officers differed as a function of their gender and their rank. Males and females differed in their perceptions of stressfulness of the context-specific issues assessed, with females reporting significantly higher stress in 21 work and organisational issues. High and low rank police officers also differed in their perceptions of stressfulness, with high rank police officers reporting more stress overall. The study highlighted the facts that work issues pertaining to female police officers' work and work issues pertaining to high and low rank police officers are of a specific nature. Women police officers are concerned more with issues related to career opportunities, roles and responsibility, and work–family issues. Risk assessment and stress management interventions should take these into consideration. Context-specificity is a good way forward in assessments of stress, and measures may need to be refined.

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Explaining job satisfaction and voluntary assistance among Nigerian police officers

Policing An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management ◽

10.1108/pijpsm-01-2021-0002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Smart Egwu Otu ◽

Ivan Sun ◽

Charles Ikechukwu Akor ◽

Macpherson Uchenna Nnam ◽

Yuning Wu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Peer Support ◽

Police Officers ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Helping Behavior ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Content Type ◽

Worker Support ◽

Work Family

PurposeThis study aims to assess the direct relationships between internal support and job satisfaction and voluntary assistance and their indirect connections through work–family conflict among Nigerian police officers.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from police officers in a midsized state police command in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to assess the connections between supervisor support, peer support, work–family conflict, job satisfaction and voluntary assistance.FindingsPolice officers with stronger supervisor and co-worker support are more inclined to express higher job satisfaction, whereas such support is not linked to officers' willingness to help fellow officers. Work–family conflict mediates the relationship between co-worker support and voluntary assistance. Stronger peer support is accompanied by higher work–family conflict, which then is linked to greater helping behavior.Originality/valueDespite many studies on police job satisfaction, research on correlates of job satisfaction in an African context remains severely under-investigated. This study represents one of the first attempts to assess police proactive helping behavior and job satisfaction in Nigeria.

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Exploring the link between work-family conflict and job burnout among Indian police officers

The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles ◽

10.1177/0032258x18761285 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 92 (1) ◽

pp. 35-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Eric G Lambert ◽

Hanif Qureshi ◽

Linda D Keena ◽

James Frank ◽

Nancy L Hogan

Keyword(s):

Law Enforcement ◽

Police Officers ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Job Burnout ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Family Based ◽

Work Family ◽

Emotional Burnout

Working in law enforcement can be a trying experience that can result in work-family conflict. Work-family conflict occurs when the domains of work and home spill into one another, causing strain and conflict for a person. There are four major dimensions of work-family conflict: time-based, behaviour-based, strain-based and family-based. One consequence of being exposed to the stressor of work-family conflict over time is job burnout. Job burnout has three major dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment on the job. The current study explored the association between four types of work-family conflict with the three dimensions of burnout among Indian police officers. All four types of work-family conflict were positively related to emotional burnout. Time-based, behaviour-based and family-based conflict had significant positive associations with depersonalisation burnout and with reduced sense of personal accomplishment burnout.

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Work-family conflict and job dissatisfaction among police officers: mediation of threat to family role and moderation of role segmentation enhancement

Policing An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management ◽

10.1108/pijpsm-06-2019-0087 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 403-415 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Talat Islam ◽

Mubbsher Munawar Khan ◽

Ishfaq Ahmed ◽

Ahmad Usman ◽

Muhammad Ali

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Work And Family ◽

Job Dissatisfaction ◽

Survey Method ◽

Family Role ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Family

PurposeThis study investigates the mechanism between work-family conflict (WFC) and job dissatisfaction by considering threat to family role as a mediator and role segment enhancement as a moderator.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 245 male and 245 female police officers using a questionnaire-based survey method through convenience sampling.FindingsResults revealed that threat to family role partially mediates the association between WFC and job dissatisfaction. Role segment enhancement was also noted to weaken the association between WFC and job dissatisfaction. Moreover, the study revealed that male employees are more likely to draw a boundary between their work and family domain, which was not found in their female counterparts.Research limitations/implicationsThe survey for this study was conducted in a male-dominant developing country, so results may be different in developed countries. The study has theoretical and managerial implications.Originality/valueThis study adds value to the existing literature on work-family conflicts in the perspective of source attribution and boundary management. Further, to the best of researchers' knowledge, none of the previous studies have examined role segment enhancement and threat to family role among the police workforce.

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Rabindrik Value Orientations of War Returned Senior Rank Police Officers

Journal of Organization and Human Behaviour ◽

10.21863/johb/2015.4.4.018 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Debdulal Dutta Roy

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Value Orientation ◽

Value Orientations ◽

Law And Order ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Common People ◽

Positive Feeling ◽

A Value ◽

Value Hierarchy ◽

Work Family

Policing is a value driven noble profession. Functions of police are to protect people and property of the nation. They assist in maintaining law and order in the community. There is limited empirical evidence focusing on value orientation of police. Therefore there is a gap to understand how far police values are in conformity with values of common people. Value is an enduring belief that has specific mode of conduct and end state of existence. Dutta Roy and Bandopadhay (2010) by analysis of the script of Reverend Rabindranath Tagores songs identified 14 path and 14 goal oriented work values. The path-oriented values are instrumental to goal oriented values. This study has two objectives (a) to determine value hierarchy of police officers and (b) to determine extent of profile similarity between value orientation of police and the common people. Data were collected from 18 war returned senior rank police officers through Rabindrik value scale. The scale measures orientation to path and goal values. Results revealed value hierarchy of police officers. Police officers preferred self-understanding, cleanliness, active, self-awakening, and no work-family conflict values. With respect to goal oriented values, they preferred more family security, self-respect, positive feeling, inner harmony and peace. When compared with comparison group, results show high similarity in path orientation values than goal oriented values suggesting unique development of human values in the police officers. Finally, some suggestions like positive feeling, feedback and public-police interface were given to design value based training for the police officers.

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Benefits to Police Officers of Having a Spouse or Partner in the Profession of Police Officer

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.95.2.514-516 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 95 (2) ◽

pp. 514-516 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ronald J. Burke ◽

Aslaug Mikkelsen

Keyword(s):

Police Officer ◽

Police Officers ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Police Work ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Work Family

This exploratory study of police officers examined potential effects of having a spouse or partner who is also in police work on levels of work-family conflict and spouse or partner concerns. Data were collected from 776 police officers in Norway using anonymously completed questionnaires. Police officers having spouses or partners also in police work reported significantly lower spouse or partner concerns but the same levels of work-family conflict. Possible explanations for these findings are offered.

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Stressful Events, Work-Family Conflict, Coping, Psychological Burnout, and Well-Being among Police Officers

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.787 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 75 (2) ◽

pp. 787-800 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Ronald J. Burke

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Well Being ◽

Work Attitudes ◽

Stressful Events ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Coping Responses ◽

Situational Variables ◽

Work Family

This study examined a research model developed to understand work attitudes and emotional and physical well-being. Data were collected from 828 police officers (including 738 men and 62 women) using questionnaires completed anonymously. Five groups of predictor variables identified in previous research were considered: individual demographic and situational variables, stressful events, work-family conflict, coping responses, and psychological burnout components. Considerable support for the model was found. Work attitudes and psychological well-being were more strongly predicted than were physical health and lifestyle behaviors.

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