scholarly journals Emotional burnout of police officers: phenomenology and prevention

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Marina Pryahina ◽  
Anton Dushkin ◽  
Natal'ya Goncharova ◽  
Yuriy Sharanov ◽  
Alexander Shakhmatov
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Professional Occupation ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Emotional Burnout

Currently, police work is considered a stressful professional occupation that requires police officers to be able to cope with danger, uncertainty and unpredictability, which, together with other factors, determines the development of emotional burnout syndrome in police officers. The article presents a phenomenological analysis of the scientific positions of domestic and foreign authors, which allowed us to establish the characteristic manifestations of emotional burnout and establish the consistency of views on this phenomenon within the framework of three main directions: individual psychological, socio-psychological and organizational-psychological. The purpose of the study was to update and bring together views on a significant problem, the solution of which provides the subject of the law enforcement sphere with the preservation of working capacity, well-being, and psychological health. As a result of the conducted research, groups of factors of personal, organizational, role and motivational genesis that affect the development of emotional burnout are established. The features of emotional burnout of police officers are revealed, which are manifested in the reduction of the performance of official duties due to irrational or reduced emotional expression, a sense of dissatisfaction with oneself, personal alienation, depression, emotional lability, irritability, neuroticism with a tendency to spontaneous and reactive aggression. The protective and coping behavior of police officers is associated with the predominance of non-constructive coping of the antisocial, passive and manipulative type, as well as the priority use of the "regression"mechanism of psychological protection. On the basis of the conducted research, the directions of psychological prevention of emotional burnout of police officers are determined

V international scientific conference "Psychology of stress and coping behavior: challenges, resources, well-being”

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-137
Author(s):  
T. Kryukova ◽  
◽  
M. Zaporowska ◽  
A. Khazova ◽  
A. Samokhvalova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Organizational levers supporting police officers’ psychological health in the workplace after exposure to a potentially psychologically traumatic event

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 301-319
Author(s):  
Andrée-Ann Deschênes
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Police Organizations ◽  
Psychological Health At Work

One in two police officers report having experienced a potentially psychologically traumatic event (PPTE) in the course of their career that has had an impact on their professional or personal life. In addition, daily exposure to PPTEs results in major adverse effects that affect all aspects of health: psychological, emotional, and physical. However, it is not necessarily PPTEs as such that cause psychological distress at work; rather, the determining factor seems to be the organization’s response to police officers’ exposure to PPTEs. The purpose of this study is therefore to identify the organizational factors that explain psychological health at work for police officers who have experienced a PPTE in the line of duty. The results show that the quality of relationships with the superior and colleagues, the availability of support such as advice, job demand, and job decision latitude are factors that partially explain the psychological distress that police officers experience at work after a PPTE [R2 = .38, p<.05; F(1,451) = 55.99, p<.001]. Conversely, quality relationships with co-workers, job demand, and job decision latitude partially account for the workplace psychological well-being experienced by officers after a PPTE [R2=.42, p<.05; F(1,457) = 109.55, p<.001]. This study highlights the importance for police organizations to promote good relationships between police officers and, above all, to encourage managers to invest in their relational skills and counseling-type social support. The study limitations and new avenues for research are also discussed.

scholarly journals An evaluation of a psychosocial stress and coping model in the police work context

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerrit J. Louw ◽  
Adriaan Viviers
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Police Work ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Coping Model ◽  
And Coping

Orientation: Stress is a social reality which does not exist in isolation, but in many social situations, especially work-related environments. Police officers in particular suffer from highly negative stress related outcomes.Research purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine how Moos's hypothesised stress and coping model (1994) fitted a sample of police officers.Motivation for the study: The study was an attempt to understand police officers' unique needs and how the frequency and/or intensity of perceived stress could be reduced so that they would be able to cope more effectively with stress.Research design, approach and method: A non-experimental survey design, following the quantitative tradition, was used in pursuit of the research objectives. A random sample of 505 participants was extracted from a population of serving male and female police officers reflecting the typical South African ethnic groups. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to establish the adequacy of between the hypothesised Moos model and the sample.Main findings: The hypothesised theoretical framework was disproved. A respecified model and inter-correlations confirm that some officers experience burnout, while, paradoxically, others continue to be unaffected because of the buffering effect of social support, personality factors and other resilience factors not revealed in this study.Practical/managerial implications: The study calls on police management for awareness of the negative health consequences of prolonged stressors. Simultaneously, employee assistance programmes could be directed to problem-solving strategies, perceived self-efficacy and learned resourcefulness to improve control over prolonged negative stress consequences among members.Contribution/value-add: This research provides a theoretical framework to understand, describe and assess individual well-being in the police work context.

Emotional self-efficacy and psychological health of police officers

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-610
Author(s):  
Clémence Violette Emeriau-Farges ◽  
Andrée-Ann Deschênes ◽  
Marc Dussault
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Understanding Emotions ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe evaluation of emotional management in police environments has impacts on their health and on their interventions (Monier, 2014; Van Hoorebeke, 2003). There are significant costs related to occupational diseases in the police force: absenteeism, turnover, deterioration of the work climate (Al Ali et al., 2012). Considering that policing involves a high level of emotional control and management (Monier, 2014; Al Ali et al., 2012; Dar, 2011) and that no study has yet examined the relationship between police officers’ emotional competencies and their psychological health at work (PHW), the purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship and influence of emotional self-efficacy (ESE) on PHW in policing.Design/methodology/approachPHW results from psychological distress at work (PDW) (irritability, anxiety, disengagement) and psychological well-being at work (PWBW) (social harmony, serenity and commitment at work) (Gilbertet al., 2011). ESE is defined as the individual’s belief in his or her own emotional skills and effectiveness in producing desired results (Bandura, 1997), conceptualized through seven emotional skills: the use of emotions; the perception of one’s own emotions and that of others; the understanding of one’s emotions and that of others; and the management of one’s emotions and that of others (Deschênes et al., 2016). A correlational estimate was used with a sample of 990 employed police officers, 26 percent of whom were under 34 years of age and 74 percent over 35. The ESE scales (a=0.97) of Deschênes et al. (2018) and Gilbertet al.(2011) on PWBW (a=0.91) and PDW (a=0.94) are used to measure the concepts under study.FindingsThe results of the regression analyses confirm links between police officers’ emotional skills and PHW. The results show that self-efficacy in managing emotions, self-efficacy in managing emotions that others feel, self-efficacy in using emotions and self-efficacy in understanding emotions partially explain PWBW (R2=0.30,p<0.001). On the other hand, self-efficacy in perceiving the emotions that others feel, self-efficacy in using emotions and self-efficacy in managing emotions partially explain PDW (R2=0.30,p<0.001).Originality/valueThis study provided an understanding of the correlation between police officers’ feelings of ESE and their PHW, particularly with PWBW. Beyond the innovation and theoretical contribution of such a study on the police environment, the results reveal the scope of the consideration of emotional skills in this profession.

From where does my support come? Unpacking the contribution of support for police

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
April D. Schantz ◽  
Stefany Coxe ◽  
Valentina Bruk-Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
Component Structure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to explore the structure and impact of police officers' social support network on health and well-being. Social integration promotes opportunities for regular positive experiences and a set of stable, socially rewarded roles within one's work and life domains. Identifying the structure and impact areas of police officers' social support network provide guidance for initiatives in improving psychological health for the department and individual officers.Design/methodology/approachSurvey of 162 police officers' sources of support provided a holistic representation of their social network across seven sources. Principle component analyses were conducted to explore the structure of one's social network. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine overall impact of one's social support network and relative contributions of support sources in terms of increased well-being and reduced strain.FindingsA three-component structure of social support was partially supported. Overall models of the impact of one's social support network related to increased well-being and reduced strain was supported. Relative contributions of support sources show different patterns based on outcome of interest.Practical implicationsProvides guidance for addressing the psychological well-being needs for officers holistically. In other words, treating officers as whole beings, whose system of support and psychological health is integrated, not piecemeal.Originality/valueExamination of principle effects of support provides a parsimonious approach to considering the holistic value of one's support system, apart from specific stressors or conditions.

scholarly journals Interrelation of Attachment and Coping Behavior In Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
E.V. Kuftyak
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Vigorous Activity ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
And Coping

Attachment as the ability to form long-term close relationships provides protection and support at all ages, frees from anxiety and tension, and directly affects well-being and health. This study explored the relations between attachment and coping styles and hardiness in adults. The participants — 127 adults aged 18—77 — filled out the Relationships Questionnaire (Bartholomew, Horowitz, 1998), Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire (Fraley, Waller, Brennan, 2000), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (Endler, Parker, 1990), and Hardiness Survey (Leontiev, Rasskazova, 2006; based on Maddi’s Personal Views Survey). The results showed that securely attached adults used coping aimed at problem solving and avoiding anxious thoughts less frequently. Fearful attachment style was related to the reduction of effort to change the situation, it increased the feeling of helplessness and disregard of vigorous activity. As for individuals with avoidant attachment anxiety they experienced in close relationships increased the feelings of rejection and the disposition to security.

scholarly journals Teacher burnout and opportunities to increase the human resources of urban schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 04012
Author(s):  
Lyubov Starostina ◽  
Valentina Yegorova ◽  
Yegor Nikolayev ◽  
Viktoriya Shamayeva
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
General Education ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Emotional Burnout

The article presents a research review on the problem of teacher burnout syndrome and the human resources of general education institutions in connection with the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard (FSES). Researchers note an increase in the proportion of teaching staff at risk of emotional burnout at work, as well as professional deformations of the teacher’s personality. The article substantiates the relevance of consideration of management issues related to the development of the human resources of educational institutions through the prism of effective interaction of managers with the teaching staff and the teacher’s personality in the context of preventing their emotional burnout. The abundance of research on the problem of burnout indicates the continued interest of scholars of humanities and natural sciences for quality of life, psychological health, personal and professional development of teachers of general education schools designed to act as carriers of new ideas and innovative technologies, the moral and socio-economic transformation of society. The authors consider the concepts associated with the development of human resources, making the main emphasis on the role of the human factor, and the reserves of the teacher’s personality, propose to create a kind of Internet platforms in each city, namely, virtual pedagogical sites as an alternative to motivating pedagogical creativity, as well as offer systematization of various burnout factors and prevention measures.

scholarly journals Psychologische Belastbarkeit von Jugendliсhen in einer sich verändernden Welt

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanna Bruk ◽  
Galina Kuchterina
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
General Index ◽  
Protective Strategies ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Internal Balance ◽  
Individual Human

The problem of overcoming difficult, stressful situations in today’s fast-changing society deserves attention since the success of its solution depends on teenagers’ intellectual, emotional and personal well-being. The ability to cope with life’s difficulties is characterized by personality traits and individual behavior patterns which are being actively developed at this age. One of such traits is vitality that determines a person’s ability to withstand a stressful situation, while maintaining the internal balance without reducing the success of the activities. The teenagers’ reactions to non-standard crisis situations depend on the conscious or subconscious choice of the models of protective and coping behavior. The article presents the results of the studies on the relation between the general index of teenagers’ vitality and protective strategies of coping behavior which they need to overcome stressful situations. The term “resilience” in our study includes adolescent’s vitality, their use of a variety of protective strategies of coping behavior. The study involved 144 teenagers (66 boys and 78 girls) from the 8-th grade, aged 14-15 years on the basis of the secondary school № 5, Tyumen, Russia. To test the hypotheses of the study the diagnostic data of adolescents resulting from the application of methods “Vitality” by S. Muddy (adaptation D.A. Leontiev, E.I. Tales); questionnaire “Index lifestyle” R. Plutchik (adaptation L.I. Wasserman, O.F. Eryshev, Klubova E.B.); questionnaire “Strategies for overcoming stressful situations,” S. Hobfoll (adaptation N. Vodopyanova) were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Teenagers’ general vitality is closely linked with the psychological defense mechanisms such as negation, regression, replacement and rationalization, as well as coping strategies such as avoidance. The study has found no correlation of vitality with prosocial and antisocial actions in stressful situations. Therefore, the study of individual human resources, and resilience and vitality, in particular, is of particular importance today.

scholarly journals Coping Mechanism Towards Academic Stress Among Students: An Analysis from Islamic Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-53
Author(s):  
Mohd Zaliridzal Zakaria ◽  
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz ◽  
Nurhafizah Mohd Shukor ◽  
Muhammed Fauzi Othman ◽  
Mohd Azhar Abd. Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Religious Coping ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Coping Mechanism ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Coping ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Academic stress can have a negative effect on a student's cognitive, emotional and behavioural well-being. Furthermore, academic stress could also cause a decline in student’s academic performance. Therefore, it is necessary for the student to be able to cope and relieve stress. Religious coping strategies are one of the effective ways in overcoming academic stress. This study was aimed to explore and understand students' experiences of religious coping methods when facing academic stress. A qualitative method by using interview was used. A total of five respondents from the public universities were involved. The data from interviews were analysed by using thematic analysis from five respondents. This study discovered three specific religious coping behaviour that was employed to cope with academic stress; 1) worship in the heart, 2) worship verbally and, 3) worship by action. It has also identified three themes on the impact of religious coping on 1) cognitive, 2) emotional and 3) behaviour. From this study, it can be concluded that specific religious coping behavior which had been used by the students is helpful for them in coping with academic stress. The knowledge and awareness of the internal and external stressors also can help the students to identify the best solution and coping mechanism to manage the stress. These coping behaviours also help the students to have a better understanding of how religious coping can affect students in terms of cognitive, emotion and behavior.

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