scholarly journals On-the-job stress and challenges faced by police personnel of Bishnupur district in COVID-19 times

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipabali Nameirakpam ◽  
Sanasam Jupitar ◽  
Jalina Laishram ◽  
Christina Soubam ◽  
Brogen Singh Akoijam
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Police Stress ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Police Personnel

Background: The pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for law enforcement agencies. Police officers are often directly or indirectly involved in the pandemic response and have a higher risk of getting the infection. Our study aims to assess on-the-job stress and challenges faced by the police personnel of Bishnupur district, Manipur, and to determine the factors associated with it.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the police personnel from December 2020 to January 2021. Occupational stress was measured using the Operational Police Stress Questionnaire and, a pre-tested questionnaire for coping mechanisms and attitude were used to collect data by interview method. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA. 73.2% of them have experienced moderate to high stress and the maximum was found among the Sub-inspectors (Mean score: 3.51±1.20). Stress was mostly due to not having enough time available to spend with friends and family (3.58±2.01), and work overtime (3.27±1.84). Police personnel agreed that there was an increased number of violent confrontations between the public and them while enforcing new regulations and restrictions. The majority of the participants have been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened and learn to live with it as a coping mechanism.Conclusions: Occupational stress is high among the police personnel of Bishnupur District and it was significantly associated with age, marital status, social stigma, and willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine. There is a need for holistic support for their job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Occupational Stress in Spanish Police Officers: Validating the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1393
Author(s):  
Lourdes Luceño-Moreno ◽  
Beatriz Talavera-Velasco ◽  
Marian Jaén-Díaz ◽  
Jesús Martín-García
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Effort Reward Imbalance ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Reward Imbalance ◽  
The Mean

The Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (hereinafter, ERIQ) has been largely used worldwide to assess job stress, but it has not yet been applied in Spanish police. The objective of this study was to examine the construct validity and the internal consistency of the ERIQ in police officers. A cross-sectional study was carried out, using a nonprobability sampling (quota). A total of 217 Spanish police officers participated, 192 men (88.47%) and 25 women (11.53%). The mean age was 41 years (SD = 7.51). These police officers completed the ERIQ together with some other questionnaires (DECORE-21, MBI, GHQ and STAI) in order to provide evidence for validity based on the relationships to other constructs. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed and a matrix of correlations with the rest of constructs was created. The results showed an appropriate fit to the original model consisting of three scales. In addition, the scales of the ERIQ presented the expected relationship with the other constructs. The ERIQ is a valid instrument for assessing occupational stress in Spanish police officers and can improve the interventions in this professional group.

scholarly journals Job Stress, Burnout and Coping in Police Officers: Relationships and Psychometric Properties of the Organizational Police Stress Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Queirós ◽  
Fernando Passos ◽  
Ana Bártolo ◽  
Sara Faria ◽  
Sílvia Monteiro Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Organizational Stress ◽  
Police Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Job Experience ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
And Coping

Policing is a stressful occupation, which impairs police officers’ physical/mental health and elicits burnout, aggressive behaviors and suicide. Resilience and coping facilitate the management of job stress policing, which can be operational or organizational. All these constructs are associated, and they must be assessed by instruments sensitive to policing idiosyncrasies. This study aims to identify operational and organizational stress, burnout, resilient coping and coping strategies among police officers, as well to analyze the psychometric properties of a Portuguese version of the Organizational Police Stress Questionnaire. A cross-sectional study, with online questionnaires, collected data of 1131 police officers. With principal components and confirmatory factor analysis, PSQ-org revealed adequate psychometric properties, despite the exclusion of four items, and revealed a structure with two factors (poor management and lack of resources, and responsibilities and burden). Considering cut-off points, 88.4% police officers presented high operational stress, 87.2% high organizational stress, 10.9% critical values for burnout and 53.8% low resilient coping, preferring task-orientated than emotion and avoidance coping. Some differences were found according to gender, age and job experience. Job stress and burnout correlated negatively with resilient coping, enthusiasm towards job and task-orientated coping. Results reinforce the importance to invest on police officers’ occupational health.

Sources and severity of stress in a Southwestern police department

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-134
Author(s):  
K E Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Police Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Rank And Tenure

Abstract Background Policing is a stressful occupation. Most research examining police stress focuses solely on patrol officers, and often focuses on black and white officers only. Further, organizational sources of stress tend to be more important for police officers generally. Aims To explore sources and severity of stress in a predominately Hispanic, mid-sized, Southwestern police department. Methods A cross-sectional study of 147 police officers of all ranks was conducted. A modified version of the Police Stress Survey (PSS) was administered during daily briefings. Logistical regression models were utilized to examine predictors of stress based on gender, race/ethnicity, rank and tenure. Results Overall, occupational stressors proved more prominent than organizational stressors, contrary to previous research. Additionally, race/ethnicity was predictive of both total stress and occupational stress; rank was predictive of organizational stress; and tenure in law enforcement was predictive of occupational stress. Conclusions The sources of stress that impact police officers may be shifting as the climate surrounding law enforcement changes. What is stressful for officers depends on the race/ethnicity, rank and tenure of the officer within the organizational structure. Potential interventions designed to alleviate stress should be mindful of the variety of needs within any given department.

scholarly journals Identifying the dimensions of occupational stress by factor analysis among policemen in Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 4505
Author(s):  
Arjun Loganathan ◽  
Perumal Kandasamy Govindarajan ◽  
John William Felix
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Police Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health Related

Background: Stress can be defined as a physiological response to physical and mental demands. These stresses can negatively influence the performance and wellbeing of the employees. Police officers are a part of unique occupational population who are exposed various stressful conditions daily. This study attempts to explore factors influencing occupational stress faced by Policemen.Methods: The study was a cross sectional conducted among the policemen under three subdivisions of Villupuram, Tamilnadu. Operational police stress questionnaire was used to assess the stress levels with 20 statements which were then extracted into four dimensions by factor analysis.Results: By factor analysis stress was categorized into four factors or dimensions namely social and health related stress, time management stress, emotional stress and work-related stress.Conclusions: This study highlights that the major dimensions causing occupational stress among policemen which will form a framework for planning programs for stress management. 

scholarly journals Burnout Syndrome in Police Officers and Its Relationship with Physical and Leisure Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blanca Rosa García-Rivera ◽  
Jesús Everardo Olguín-Tiznado ◽  
Mónica Fernanda Aranibar ◽  
María Concepción Ramírez-Barón ◽  
Claudia Camargo-Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Police Stress ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
High Level

No previous studies in Mexico have been found that jointly analyze physical and leisure activities as variables related to mental health in police officers. This paper presents research on burnout in Mexican Police officers. The question it answers is: is there any association of burnout with physical and leisure activities and personal profile? A total of 276 police officers (87% men and 13% women) participated. To obtain information, the Spanish Burnout Inventory and the Operational Police Stress questionnaires were used. A cross sectional study design was utilized with tests of validity and reliability, goodness of fit, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and analysis of k-means clusters. Results showed that a high number of policemen had high prevalence of burnout and a high level of mental exhaustion, and that exercise was positively and significantly related to lower burnout risk. Men showed higher risk than women. Results should be considered to improve interventions and occupational health practices in the police force. This paper improves understanding of burnout among policemen and the importance of exercise and leisure activities to alleviate burnout.

scholarly journals Estresse e resiliência no trabalho em servidores públicos federais

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago ◽  
Gabrieli Rossato ◽  
Juliana Dal Ongaro ◽  
Emanuelli Mancio Ferreira da Luz ◽  
Luiza Dressler Sabin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale

Objetivo: Analisar a relação entre estresse e resiliência no trabalho em servidores públicos federais de uma instituição de ensino do Sul do Brasil. Método: Estudo transversal, realizado em 2018, com 526 servidores públicos federais de uma universidade do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Utilizou-se questionário composto por variáveis sociodemográficas, laborais, hábitos e de saúde; e a Job Stress Scale e Resilience at Work Scale 20 - Brasil. Empregou-se análise estatística descritiva e multivariada. Para as associações, utilizaram-se os testes Qui-Quadrado de Pearson e Exato de Fisher, quando p<0,05, e a Regressão de Poisson. Foram seguidos os preceitos éticos da Resolução 466/2012. Resultados: Os servidores públicos apresentaram-se em trabalho ativo (23,5%) e com médio nível de resiliência (38,8%). Os servidores, em alta exigência (51%) e em trabalho ativo (26%), possuem prevalências mais elevadas para o baixo nível de resiliência no trabalho. Conclusão: Estar exposto a elevado estresse ocupacional pode influenciar negativamente no nível de resiliência do trabalhador.Descritores: Estresse ocupacional; Resiliência; Trabalho; Saúde do trabalhador; Enfermagem. Stress and resilience at work on federal public serversObjective: To analyze the relation between stress and resilience at work in federal civil servants of an educational institution in the south of Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional study, conducted in 2018, with 526 federal civil servants from a university in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A questionnaire composed of sociodemographic, work, habits and health variables was used; Job Stress Scale and Resilience at Work Scale 20 - Brazil. Descriptive and multivariate statistical analysis was used. For associations, Pearson's Chi-Square and Fisher's Exact tests were used when p <0.05 and Poisson's Regression. The ethical principles of Resolution 466/2012 were followed. Results: Public servants presented themselves in active work (23,5%) and with a medium level of resilience (38,8%). Servants, in high demand (51%) and in active work (26%), have a higher prevalence for low level of resilience at work. Conclusion: Being exposed to high occupational stress can negatively influence the level of resilience of the worker.Descriptors: Occupational stress; Resilience; Job; Worker's health; Nursing. Estrés y resiliencia en el trabajo sobre servidores públicos federalesObjetivo: Analizar la relación entre eles trés y la resiliencia en el trabajo en funcionarios federales de una institución educativa en el sur de Brasil. Método: Estudio transversal, realizado en 2018, con 526 funcionarios federales de una universidaden Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Se utilizó un cuestionario compuesto por variables sociodemográficas, laborales, de hábitos y de salud; Job Stress Scale y Resilience at Work Scale 20 - Brasil. Se utilizóun análisis estadístico descriptivo y multivariado. Para las asociaciones, se utilizaron las pruebas Chi-cuadrado de Pearson y Exacto de Fisher cuando p <0.05 y la regresión de Poisson. Se siguieron los principios éticos de la Resolución 466/2012. Resultados: Los servidores públicos se presentaron en un trabajo activo (23,5%) y con un nivel medio de resiliencia (38,8%). Los sirvientes, en alta demanda (51%) y en trabajo activo (26%), tienen una mayor prevalencia de bajo nivel de resiliencia en el trabajo. Conclusión: Estar expuesto a un alto estrés laboral puede influir negativamente en el nivel de resiliência del trabajador.Descriptores: Estrés Laboral; Resiliencia Psicológica; Trabajo; Salud del trabajador; Enfermería.

scholarly journals The Correlation Between Workload And Occupational Stress Of Nurses In The Emergency Department Of Regional Public Hospital Rsud Prof. Dr. W. Z. Johannes Kupang

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Antonius Rino Vanchapo ◽  
Serly Sani Mahoklory ◽  
Ni Made Merlin
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Threatening Condition ◽  
High Stress Level

<p>The emergency department in a hospital tends to pose a high stress level. This is due to the conditions, i.e., life-threatening condition of patients that often trigger the stress on the nurses. The nurses are required to act immediately and to possess specific skills to provide accurate treatment to the patients. Such a condition signifies the major role of nurses in a hospital. It also demands improvement in the performances of the nurses to conceptualize quality health services. Occupational stress is a term used to refer to depression or emotion, being irritable towards the situation of the workplace, and it is signified by both mental and physical condition of a person. This inevitably affects one’s health as and the spiritual condition. Excessive workload is among the factors causing occupational stress. This study aims at exploring the correlation between workload and occupational stress of nurses in the emergency department of Regional Public Hospital RSUD. Prof. Dr. W. Z. Johannes Kupang. The cross-sectional study involved 40 respondents selected using a <em>total sampling </em>method. The data were analyzed using the Pearson chi-square correlation. It is revealed that the p-value 0.000 is lower than α 0.05, meaning that H0 is rejected and signifying that workload correlates with the occupational stress of the nurses in the research site. </p>

scholarly journals Connection between nurse managers’ stress from workload and overall job stress, job satisfaction and practice environment in central hospitals: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 205715852110186
Author(s):  
Karita Jäppinen ◽  
Mervi Roos ◽  
Paul Slater ◽  
Tarja Suominen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Intent To Leave ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Practice Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Effects ◽  
Strobe Statement

Nurse managers’ workload is considered overwhelming and the resources and support insufficient. Stress from workload has adverse psychological and physical effects and impedes strategic, visible and active leadership. This study aimed to examine nurse managers’ stress from workload and its associations to overall job stress, job satisfaction and practice environment. A survey comprising the Nursing Context Index was administered to 490 nurse managers in Finnish central hospitals. The study was reported using the STROBE statement. The response rate was 42.7% ( n = 209). A statistical analysis revealed that almost every fifth nurse manager experienced high stress from workload with connection to higher job stress overall, higher intent to leave the organization, lower job satisfaction overall, personally and professionally, as well as a more negative perception of the practice environment. Nurse managers’ jobs require adequate resources, clear division of work and better empowering structures.

scholarly journals Influence of Occupational Stress and Coping Style on Periodontitis among Japanese Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3540
Author(s):  
Md Monirul Islam ◽  
Daisuke Ekuni ◽  
Toshiki Yoneda ◽  
Aya Yokoi ◽  
Manabu Morita
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
And Coping

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between the influence of occupational stress and coping style on periodontitis among Japanese workers. The study sample included 738 workers (age range: 19–65 years) at a manufacturing company in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. To analyze occupational stress and coping style, all participants answered a self-report questionnaire composed of items on their work environment and oral health behavior. Oral examinations were performed by calibrated dentists. Among all workers, 492 (66.7%) workers were diagnosed with periodontitis, and 50 (6.8%) were diagnosed with a high stress-low coping condition. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were observed between the periodontitis and non-periodontitis groups in terms of age, gender, body mass index, smoking status, daily alcohol drinking, monthly overtime work, worker type, and stress-coping style. Logistic regression analysis showed that a high stress–low coping condition was associated with an increased risk of periodontitis (odds ratio: 2.79, 95% confidence interval: 1.05–7.43, p = 0.039). These findings suggest that a high stress-low coping condition is associated with periodontitis among the 19–65 years of age group of Japanese workers.

Risk factors for occupational stress among Greek police officers

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petros Galanis ◽  
Despoina Fragkou ◽  
Daphne Kaitelidou ◽  
Athena Kalokairinou ◽  
Theodoros A. Katsoulas
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Police Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brief Cope

PurposeIn view of the absence of police stress research in Greece, the purpose of this paper is to measure occupational stress among police officers and to investigate occupational stress risk factors.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study with a convenience sample was conducted among 336 police officers in Athens, Greece. Data collection was performed during January to March 2018 and the response rate was 77.8 percent. Demographic characteristics, job characteristics, lifestyle factors and coping strategies were considered possible risk factors. The “Operational Police Stress Questionnaire” and the “Organizational Police Stress Questionnaire” were used to measure occupational stress, while the “Brief Cope” questionnaire was used to measure coping strategies.FindingsRegarding service operation, the most stressor events were personal relationships outside work, tiredness, bureaucracy, injury risk and lack of leisure for family and friends. Regarding service organization, the most stressor events were lack of personnel, inappropriate equipment, lack of meritocracy, lack of sources and inappropriate distribution of responsibilities in work. According to multivariate analysis, increased use of avoidance-focused coping strategy, and decreased sleeping, physical exercise and family/friends support were associated with increased occupational stress. Moreover, police officers who work out of office experienced more occupational stress than police officers who work in office.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study in Greece addressing the risk factors for occupational stress among police officers. Modifiable occupational stress risk factors among police officers were found and should be carefully managed to decrease stress and improve mental health.

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