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

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 514-516 ◽  
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.

Explaining job satisfaction and voluntary assistance among Nigerian police officers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Smart Egwu Otu ◽  
Ivan Sun ◽  
Charles Ikechukwu Akor ◽  
Macpherson Uchenna Nnam ◽  
Yuning Wu ◽  
...  
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.

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Work-oriented men and women: Similar levels of work-family conflict and guilt yet different coping strategies

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cátia Sousa ◽  
Katherina Kuschel ◽  
Ana Brito ◽  
Gabriela Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
First Century ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
Work Family

Balancing family and professional roles has become one of the challenges of the twenty-first century. This exploratory study aims to analyse the guilt, losses, aspirations and difficulties associated with work-family interaction and the career centrality of men and women, as well as their strategies to cope with work-family conflict. Using questionnaire and interview data of 73 Portuguese participants (41 men and 32 women), we showed that the women experienced the most guilt and loss and greater difficulties in balancing family and professional life. Yet contrary to the literature, the women in this sample assigned great importance to their career (even higher than men), but they felt that their potential for success at work was constrained due to the family demands. Prioritizing family over work gives work-centered women a sense of sacrifice, loss and guilt.

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

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-415 ◽  
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.

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

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 787-800 ◽  
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.

The relationship of work-family conflict with job stress among Indian police officers: a research note

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric G. Lambert ◽  
Hanif Qureshi ◽  
James Frank ◽  
Linda D. Keena ◽  
Nancy L. Hogan
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship
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