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Kwong, Wing-yin Regina. "Stress-related growth among police officers." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29740563.
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Chikwem, Chidiebere. "The Relationship of Job Stress to Job Performance in Police Officers." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4608.
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For the past 3 decades, police officers have been diagnosed with various stress-induced health problems. Police officers are at a greater risk of various environmental health problems due to the stressful nature of their profession. While there is abundant research that explores the relationship between high stress occupations and environmental health, researchers have yet to sufficiently explore the relationships between police officers' job stress and job performance. The purpose of this correlational study was to use Cohen & McKay's conceptualization of the stress-buffering hypothesis to explore whether police officers' physical exercise moderated the negative impact of job stress on their job performance. Data were collected through an online survey administered to police officers from 2 metropolitan police departments in the United States, and data were analyzed using a hierarchical regression procedure. Findings indicted that approximately 80% of the variance in police officers' job performance is explained by job stress, indicating a negative relationship between police officers' job stress and job performance. The findings also indicated that police officers' physical exercise was positively related to their job performance. Positive social change implications stemming from study may include recommendations to police department leadership to emphasize the importance of moderating occupational stress through exercise as a method to improve their job performance. These efforts may contribute to improved public safety outcomes in communities in the United States.
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Myendeki, Akhona Nangamso. "Job stress, burnout and coping strategies of South African police officers." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/136.
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The aim of this study was to determine whether coping strategies of police officers help moderate the outcome of burnout resulting from job stress. The nature of the job demands of police officers is such that they may experience high levels of stress. A convenience sample (N = 89: n Males = 58; n Female = 29) of police officers in police stations in the Eastern Cape was surveyed. The Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey, Police Stress Inventory and COPE questionnaire were administered. Results for all the participants indicate that when the occupational stressor Lack of Resources occurs police officers implement Avoidance Coping (COPE) as a strategy, which leads to the experience of Exhaustion. Results also indicate that police officers use Active Coping, Cognitive Coping and Turning to Religion as means of moderating the stress-burnout relationship. Results also show that the coping strategy Avoidance Coping, used by male officers lead to Cynicism. When female police officers experience Job Demands and a Lack of Resources they make use of Seeking Emotional Support as a coping strategy. Male police officers were shown to make use of Active Coping as a strategy to regulate the stress-burnout relationship while female police officers implemented Active Coping and Turning to Religion to act as a buffer between job stress and burnout.
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Burgess, Lavona. "Exploring job related stress and job satisfaction in a modern law enforcement communications division." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5564/.
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One of the most neglected areas of criminological and social science research is the police communications or dispatch center. While research projects dealing with stress and job satisfaction are found in abundance for other occupations, studies specific to the police dispatcher are uncommon. The role of the dispatcher has changed significantly in the last few decades. Improvements in technology and changes in public expectations of emergency services have forever altered the communications professional. Dispatchers work in an environment reliant on information. There is tremendous pressure to process the information coming into a communications center quickly and correctly. A mistake could prove fatal. Work pressures, burnout, high employee turnover, low pay, and a lack of respect from police coworkers can easily result in negative emotional and psychological consequences for the dispatcher. An effective manager could reduce the feelings of stress and low job satisfaction this environment can facilitate. The current study utilizes survey data from a sample of police dispatchers and their managers in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. The purpose of the survey is to identify the level of stress and job satisfaction reported by the dispatchers and their managers. The effects of differing types of stress will be investigated. Other relationships such as length of service, education, gender, ethnicity, and agency size will also be addressed.
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Manheimer, Katarina Ahlstrom. "Police Stress: A Literature Study on Police Occupational Stressors and the Responses in Police Officers to Stressful Job Events." PDXScholar, 1993. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4617.
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The present paper is a literature study of stressors and the responses in police officers to occupational stressors. It endeavors to identify and assess common stressors in policing. It further aims to provide an answer to the question of whether police administrative tasks and situations, or the dangerous and traumatic events and situations inherent in policing, are perceived as equally or more stressful by surveyed police officers. The question is relevant as there seems to be disagreement among researchers on police stress about which elements (administrative or dangerous and/or traumatic) of the police occupation is more stressful. Much attention has been given to the treatment of post-traumatic stress in police officers while efforts to prevent administrative or organizational stressors have been largerly ignored. If administrative stressors in policing are equally important as dangerous and traumatic situations and events, more attention should be given to the prevention of such largerly preventable stressful events. The theoretical framework used in the study is that of the transactional concept of stress. In trying to assess what parts of policing are more stressful, a number of empirical studies were examined and compared. Most studies applied a "checklist" approach to identify and rank the heaviest stressors in police work. The methodological quality of available studies was varied, influencing their comparability and generalizability. In spite of these inequalities, the results from the assessment indicates that dangerous and traumatic situations are somewhat more often perceived as the largest stressors than administrative stressors in police work.
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Mackoff, Randy. "Frequency of police officers' problems and the sources of counselling most preferred by police officers." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28108.
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The purpose of this study was to establish the frequency of problems that members of Police Force X experience or have experienced, and to determine which source of counselling the members of Police Force X would prefer most for each problem.
A single stage sample design was used for this study. Two hundred non-commissioned police officers were randomly selected and were mailed a questionnaire through the police department's in-house mail system. One hundred and fifteen police officers returned completed and usable questionnaires. With the exception of an under representation of female police officers, the sample was representative of the population.
The analysis of data showed that the five most frequent problems reported by the respondents were anxiety that interferes with the enjoyment of life, alcohol abuse, depression, financial problems, marital problems and sleep disturbance (these problems are presented in alphabetical order, and not in order of frequency). Further, for thirteen of fifteen presented problems the majority of respondents selected outside psychiatrist or psychologist as the most preferred source of counselling. For the problem of boredom and alienation members were equally divided between outside psychiatrist or psychologist and peer counselling as the most preferred source of counselling.
The study concluded with a discussion of practical implications and recommendations for further research were presented.Education, Faculty of
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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Tynan, Patrick Terence, and 戴能. "Stress in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31978368.
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Van, Lelyveld Chantelle Rene. "The experience of vicarious trauma by the police officers within the South African Police Service in Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/759.
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Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology) --University of Limpopo, 2008Police members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) work under constant physical, emotional and psychological stress due to the demands of their work. It is possible to assume that this profession could be more susceptible to trauma, depression and suicide ideation than a less demanding profession. The increase in suicides within the SAPS in the past years has created great concern worldwide. The literature review contributes to the understanding of vicarious trauma by providing evidence of its widespread existence and the impact on all professions that deal with trauma victims, as do the SAPS. A need for further research was highlighted. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of vicarious trauma within the SAPS; how rank, marital status, education, duration of service and workload affect the existence of vicarious trauma; and how the experience of vicarious trauma affects the lives of the SAPS member . A quantitative study was done with a sample comprising of 60 SAPS members from the Limpopo Province (Lebowakgomo and Mankweng stations). The inclusion criteria included: participants (both permanent and voluntary) had to be active, field working members of the SAPS and had to be in direct association with trauma victims. The conceptual framework: T rauma Theory guided the description and interpretation of the data. Findings revealed that there exist, at present, high levels of vicarious trauma within the SAPS. The duration of service and the marital status of the individual were found to have an influence on the existence of compassion fatigue, while rank, workload, education level and gender were found to have no direct relationship to the presence of vicarious trauma. Finally , this study concludes with recommendations for future studies into vicarious trauma within the SAPS.
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Robinson, Licole. "Police Officers' Perceptions of Spirituality for Managing Occupational Stress and Job Performance." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6859.
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Police officers are exposed to occupational stressors that can negatively affect their job performance. Spirituality has received scholarly attention as a potential therapeutic strategy to assist individuals working under stressful conditions. Research indicated that police culture often overlooks the spiritual well-being of police officers. Much of the police literature on stress and spirituality has been examined using quantitative methods of inquiry. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore police officers' perceptions regarding the use of spirituality to manage occupational stress and job performance. Fry's spiritual leadership theory provided the framework for the study. Semistructured interviews with a purposive sample of 6 participants were analyzed for codes and themes using Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenological method. Findings revealed that participants used their spirituality to cope with police stress and improve job performance, which created a healthy work-life balance, enhanced decision-making, and provided a greater sense of self-awareness. Consistent with spiritual leadership theory, participants perceived police work as a noble calling and that spirituality through faith-based belief systems and a deep connection to the communities they serve had a meaningful impact on their well-being and commitment to the organization. Findings may encourage law enforcement leaders, administrators, and trainers to recognize the possible benefits of nurturing the spiritual dimension within officers and to consider incorporating spirituality into standard training practices, organizational policies, and employee wellness programs.
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Coulson, Jesse E. "The Effectiveness of a Stress Reduction Program for Police Officers." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331940/.
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A group of veteran police officers was studied in relation to the effectiveness of a stress reduction program which utilized a cognitive-behavioral approachto training. A new instrument, the Coulson Police Job Stress Discussionaire, (CPJSD), was field tested. Two control groups, a veteran group who received no stress reduction training and an academy group which received standard basic training but not the stress reduction program, were compared on pre—test and post-test Profile of Mood States (POMS) mood disturbance cores.
Contrary to the main hypothesis formulated, there were no significant differences found between the three groups on post-test POMS measures of mood disturbance when compared with pre-test measures. The construct validity of the POMS for use with police officers is challenged. The specific format utilized is discussed and suggestions are offered for future study design. Specific difficulties inherent in the study of police groups are examined. The usefulness of the CPJSD for police job stress reduction program is suggested, as is the need for further field testing of this instrument.
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Jonker, Bouwer Engelbertus. "Burnout, job stress and personality traits in the South African Police Service / Bouwer E. Jonker." Thesis, North-West University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/24.
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A healthy, productive and motivated police service is an important contributor to the stability and resulting economic growth and development of countries. Burnout is a recognised health risk in law enforcement agencies but notwithstanding the stressful nature of police work, relatively few studies focused on burnout of police officials. For this reason it seems necessary to investigate burnout in the South African Police Service (SAPS) in order to understand and predict this risk factor more effectively. The objective of this study was to establish to what extent burnout, job stress and personalay traits were related. We also wanted to find out which components of job stress and personality traits best predicted the components of bumout. A cross-sectional survey research design was used. The study population (N = 2153) includes samples of police officials across South Africa. The Maslach Burnout Inventory -General Survey (MBI-GS), Police Stress Indicator (PSI) and Personality Characteristics Inventory (PCI) were administered. Descriptive statistics, product- moment correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data.
The results indicated that burnout was significantly correlated to job stress and personality traits. Job stress and personality traits were also significantly correlated to one another. Multiple regression analysis showed that exhaustion is best predicted by stress due to job demands and lack of resources, introversion, low conscientiousness and low emotional stability. Cynicism was best predicted by stress because of job demands, lack of resources, police demands, low emotional stability and low conscientiousness. Professional efficacy was best predicted by low job stress, emotional stability, agreeableness as well as conscientiousness.Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
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Lyle, Perry L. "Moonlighting police| Policies that regulate secondary employment -- Possible stress and job burnout issues." Thesis, Capella University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3712634.
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Secondary employment activities for police officers may have negative outcomes both for officers and their employers. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of secondary employment (also known as moonlighting, specials, side-jobs, off-duty employment, and multiple job holders) on operational stress, organizational stress, and burnout among police officers. The study was based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and on strain theory. The sample was 199 full-time sworn law enforcement officers from seven law enforcement agencies in the north-central and southeastern United States. Participants were ages 18-65 with a rank from officer to lieutenant. They completed the Operational and Organizational Police Stress Test developed by McCreary, D., & Thompson, M. (2006) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory, developed by Maslach, C., Leiter, M., & Jackson, S. (1995) as well as a demographic questionnaire. Three subscales where used to examine the effect of age, gender, and years of experience on organizational and operational stress, as well as the effect of stress on burnout. Multiple linear regression analyses showed no significant relationship between operational and organizational stress and the three variables of age, gender, and experience. Data analysis did reveal a significant relationship between burnout and both organizational and operational stress. Results of this study will help police departments improve their policies and procedures governing secondary employment, thus improving officer morale and effectiveness and also public safety.
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Fagan, Natalie. "Tactical Police Officers, Romantic Attachment and Job-Related Stress: A Mixed-Methods Study." UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/sociology_etds/28.
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Stressors stemming from tactical policing such as social isolation and increased work responsibilities often spill over into the home and affect personal relationships. Using attachment theory as the guiding framework, this mixed methods study aimed to obtain a better understanding of the factors involved in maintaining long-term relationships between tactical officers and their romantic partners. Phase I consisted of surveys administered to tactical officers in Kentucky and measured romantic partner attachment, organizational and operational police stressors. Research questions examined how operational and organizational stress correlated with attachment while controlling for demographics. Analysis indicated that holding a rank above an officer has a significant relationship to both operational and organizational stress. Influenced by the findings from phase I, phase II consisted of 30 qualitative interviews with both tactical officers and their romantic partners. Using elements of attachment theory, symbolic interactionism, and components comprising the spirit of grounded theory, four primary themes with supporting subthemes were discovered: (1) communication, a key component of successful relationships; (2) isolation, particularly from socializing with those outside policing or tactical policing; (3) job related stress, where participants indicated more stress with tactical duties; and (4) tactical team as family and trust where participants indicated that personal support among team members was essential to building the mutual trust needed for the dangers of tactical policing. These themes indicated important findings including better communication between couples who had a romantic partner working in a criminal justice related field and discovery of stressors unique to tactical policing including increased job-related stress pertaining to the higher physical, moral and intellectual standards needed for tactical policing. Participant-based advice and recommendations for more tailored support services for tactical officers and their families were also developed from the findings of phase II and included a need for family notification systems and creation of family-oriented trainings. Relationships between the phases highlighted unique aspects of police subculture within tactical policing and its effects on the personal and occupational lives of tactical officers.
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Alcorn, David A. "Police burnout and domestic violence attitudes." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1999.
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Klopper, Jaco. "Burnout, stress and coping in the South African Police Service in the Free State / Jaco Klopper." Thesis, North-West University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/185.
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Tracking and addressing police members' effectiveness in areas that could impact on the
standard of their services are important. Burnout, job stress and ways to cope are specific
focus areas in this regard. Previous research indicates relationships between burnout, job
stress and coping while such relationships in the SAPS in the Free State have not yet been
investigated.
The objectives of this research were to determine the reliability and validity of the MBI-GS
for SAPS members in the Free State, and secondly to determine the relationship between job
stress and burnout, and thirdly to determine whether coping strategies can moderate or
mediate the relationship between job stress and burnout A stratified random sample of 332
police personnel in the Free State was taken. The Maslach Burnout Inventory - General
Survey (MI-GS), Police Stress Inventory (PSI) and the Cope Questionnaire (COPE) were
used as measuring instruments. Cronbach alpha coefficients, inter-item correlation
coefficients, Pearson-product correlation coefficients and canonical correlation coefficients
were used to analyse the data. Structural equation modelling (SEM) methods were used to
construct coping models of burnout.
Structural equation modelling confirmed a 3-factor model of burnout. All three factors
showed acceptable internal consistencies. Job stress was associated with exhaustion, which
led to cynicism. Job stress was independently related to lower levels of professional efficacy.
Active coping and seeking emotional support moderate the relationship between job stress
and professional efficacy. Avoidance moderates the relationship between job stress and
exhaustion and mediates the relationship between job stress and cynicism.
Recommendations for future research were made.Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
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Jones, Nigel V. "Occupational stress, a cross-sectional and logitudinal analysis." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1996. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/953.
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This study investigated the presence of occupational stress among teachers. It did not set out to identify and explain variables associated with stress among teachers, rather the study focussed on the multitude of variables identified in the literature and sought to include these in a more extensive causal model. The study was conducted in two main stages. Firstly, a cross-sectional survey investigated the presence of stress among 230 teachers, as measured by Psychological Stress, Physical Health, Job Satisfaction and & desire to Leave their Job. The survey obtained information on stress outcome variables (Psychological Stress, Physical Health, Job Satisfaction and Wanting to Leave), biographical information, personality (Hardiness, Type A Behaviour, Locus of Control, Extraversion and Neuroticism), psycho-social variables, (Social Support, Problem Solving, Emotional Coping mechanisms and Self Esteem) and work and life stressors (Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, Job Responsibility, Job Future Ambiguity, Underutilization of Skill, Inequity of Pay, participation in Decision Making, Administrative Support, Relationships with Peers, Extra Work, Wanted Extra Work, Workload, Work Hours and major Life Events). Causal models using path analysis were then generated to account for the relationships found within the data. Secondly a longitudinal study over six months was conducted on 242 teachers. The causal models generated in the first study were re-tested on this second group of teachers, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Furthermore the importance of existing levels of stress in the prediction of future stress was assessed. Finally a three year follow up was conducted on the survey's participants. The results of the investigations revealed that:-(i) the utility of demographic information in the stress process was inconsistent. (ii) that among measures of work stressors there are replication and redundancies. (iii) that the different stress outcome measures had different predictors. (iv) that the best fitting causal models for the stress process were direct effect models. (v) that existing stress levels am an important factor in the prediction of future stress levels. (vi) that those teachers who indicated a desire to leave teaching and/or were experiencing psychological stress, were more likely to leave teaching three years later. (vii) that there is a need to standardize both the outcome and predictor variables used in stress research. The implications of these results were then discussed as were areas for future research.
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Mushwana, M. R. V. "Stress and coping mechanisms of South African Police officers in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2018.
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Thesis (M. A. (Psychology)) --University of Limpopo, 2017.This study endeavours to identify and describe the stress experiences of South African Police Personnel (SAPS) in a specific municipal area. The components of stress and related coping mechanisms are of particular interest in policing as much research indicates that officers suffer from stress related illnesses. The research was thus undertaken to determine what type of stressors affect police officers in the Greater Tzaneen Municipal Area, Limpopo Province, and what type of coping strategies they use. A quantitative approach utilising a cross sectional survey design was used for the investigation. Stratified random sampling was used to draw the sample of SAPS officers from the different police stations in Greater Tzaneen Municipal Area. Data was collected by means of questionnaires namely the Police Stress Inventory (PSI) and the Coping Inventory (COPE). Ethical considerations, as required by the University of Limpopo, were followed. Results included the fact that of the top ten stressors five were organisational stressors. This finding suggests that the South African Police Services in this area must provide interventions that reduce the effects of work related stressors. They should also recruit more female officers as the gender disparity is a notable one. Results suggest that no matter what age, religion, language, gender, marital status and rank, all respondents are alike in terms of the use of Avoidant Coping strategies. These are used to some degree however; the majority of respondents use Problem Focused Coping strategies together with Emotionally Focused Coping strategies. This suggests that the sample was able to handle negative stressors in a positive manner. It was concluded that a police force that reflects the general demographic of the area is more likely to provide a community driven workforce
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Kula, Sedat. "Occupational stress and work-related wellbeing of Turkish National Police (TNP) members." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4957.
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Previous studies suggest that the organizational dynamics of police organizations and the nature of police work contribute to law enforcement stress, which in turn reduces job satisfaction and increases burnout. It is also well documented that undesirable organizational factors are more hazardous to the well-being of employees than are the stressors due to nature of police work. The present study examines whether, and to what degree, organizational and operational stresses in law enforcement are associated with job satisfaction, work-related burnout, and supervisor support, holding the effects of age, rank, education, gender, tenure, and shift type constant in the analysis. A total of 538 Turkish National Police (TNP) employees from seven cities in Turkey, comprising 407 regular police officers and 131 ranked police officers, completed the study survey. The influence of organizational and operational stresses on the work-related well-being of TNP employees as measured by job satisfaction and work-related burnout was analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM) under the theoretical framework of Kahn and Byosiere's (1992) causal theory. The results of the study indicate that TNP employees' perceived organizational stress has a statistically significant positive effect on work-related burnout and a negative effect on job satisfaction. The more TNP employees experience their organization as stress inducing, the lower their job satisfaction levels and the higher their burnout levels. Perceived operational stress of TNP employees was found to be significantly associated with their work-related burnout, but not with their job satisfaction. This study suggests that there is an indirect causal effect of both organizational and operational stresses on job satisfaction via supervisor support as mediator.; Supervisor support fully mediates the relationship between operational stress and job satisfaction, and partially mediates the relationship between organizational stress and job satisfaction. After controlling the influence of several demographic variables, job satisfaction made a statistically significant contribution to predicting work-related burnout. This finding suggests that as job satisfaction of TNP employee increases, their work-related burnout decreases. The findings of the study revealed that among the six demographic variables, only education level of TNP employees and rank make statistically significant contribution to their job satisfaction levels. As rank and education level of TNP employees increase, their job satisfaction also increases. The predictor variables of organizational stress, operational stress, and supervisor support, along with education and rank collectively, explain 56% of the total variation in job satisfaction. On the other hand, organizational stress, operational stress, job satisfaction, and supervisor support together account for 34% of the total variance in work-related burnout. Overall, the findings of this study illustrate a need for internal policy reform and managerial change in how the executives of TNP organize their agencies and policies, since organizational stressors are the most prevalent factors determining the work-related well-being of TNP employees.ID: 030422877; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-247).
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Pyatt, Molly Elizabeth. "IS A POLICE OFFICER’S SENSE OF SELF-LEGITIMACY PREDICTIVE OF JOB SATISFACTION?" OpenSIUC, 2018. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2370.
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The primary purpose of this thesis was to determine whether self-legitimacy impacted police officer satisfaction. Using data collected through an online self-reported survey, perceptions of satisfaction among 266 St. Louis County police officers were analyzed, controlling for other factors previously determined to be important to satisfaction such as race, gender, educational achievement, stress, relationships with supervisors, and years of experience. Results showed that self-legitimacy did not significantly affect officer satisfaction; however, relationships with supervisors and stress were significant in determining officer satisfaction. A possible explanation is offered that takes into account the nature of law enforcement around the time of survey collection (i.e., in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting).
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Fairchild, Alvin L. "A study on the effects of stress in law enforcement and how it impacts upon marital difficulties and divorce." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1992. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Yanez, Luiz. "Police Officer Burnout: An Examination of Officer Stress, the Policing Subculture and the Advantages of Family Counseling." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4646/.
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The work of a police officer is stressful and could potentially lead to burnout. As a result, a variety of reactions may occur which include, cynicism, abuse of authority, and in extreme cases suicide. One method which has been proven to be effective in treating officer stress is counseling; however, because of the policing subculture the opportunity to seek counseling has been ignored. In order to successfully manage officer stress, the subculture must be dealt with. Additionally, the officers' family must also be acknowledged as being affected by officer burnout. Counseling services must be made available to the officer's family and through training they can become a source of support instead of an added source of stress to the officer.
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Lock, Graeme. "The prevalence and sources of perceived occupational stress among teachers in Western Australian government metropolitan primary schools." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1993. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1155.
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The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and sources of self- reported occupational stress among primary school teachers in Western Australian Government schools. Five specific objectives form the basis of this study. First, the study develops an instrument which measures the perceived levels of occupational stress and reveals the sources of such stress. Second, the study applies this instrument to determine the perceived levels, and sources, of occupational stress among primary school teachers in metropolitan Perth. Third, the study investigates differences in the perceptions of stress and stressors when categorised by socio-biographical characteristics of teachers. Fourth, the study investigates the relationship between occupational stress and satisfaction. Fifth, path analysis techniques are used to test the adequacy of a stress-stressor model derived from a priori assumptions and temporal sequence. A qualitative meta-analysis reveals characteristics of the literature which discursive reviews may omit. Such characteristics include trends in research interest in the topic of teacher stress over time and geographical area, the balance between types of studies, the relationship between types of studies, aspects of teacher stress and geographical area, findings of the studies, and determining categories into which the findings can be examined. Definitions of stress and burnout, definitions of teacher stress and teacher burnout, reasons for concern about teacher stress and teacher burnout, the prevalence of stress in the teaching profession, sources of stress in the teaching profession, perceptions of stress and stressors when categorised by socio-biographical characteristics, and the relationship between stress and occupational satisfaction are the areas from which information is accessed for the literature review. Prior to the development of a conceptual framework, the purpose of such a framework is discussed. The conceptual framework itself is developed from two broad areas. These include teacher stress and corporate management theory. The role of and contribution made by the present study to each of these areas is explained. The methodology of the present study is discussed in six broad areas. These include the preparatory phase, the sampling procedure, development of the research instrument ethical considerations, data collection, and data analysis. The process of structural equation or causal modelling forms the final section of this chapter. The outcomes which emerged from the study are analysed in relation to both the quantitative and qualitative data obtained during the investigation. In respect to the former these outcomes include the prevalence of stress among the teachers who participated in the study, differences in the numbers of responses in stress level categories, the perceived sources of stress, the identification of stress factors, differences In responses to perceptions of stress and stress factors when categorised by socio-biographical characteristics, analyses of the multi-item scales used in research instrument, the relationship between occupational stress, satisfaction and attitude towards teaching, and the development of a causal model of teacher stress. The qualitative information is discussed initially in terms of the socio-biographical characteristics of the teachers who were interviewed, as well as their perceived levels of occupational stress and satisfaction. Other information which is examined includes the perceived attitude of the Ministry of Education and/or Government of Westem Australia towards teachers, the nature of the identified stressful events, the incremental nature of normally non-stressful events, assessment of the research instrument and other information obtained during the data collection phase. The study concludes by summarising the entire research process, making implications based on the findings and suggesting areas for further research.
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Kayal, Mohammed. "Coping resources and sense of coherence of male police officers in the South African Police Services." Thesis, University of Port Elizabeth, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/345.
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In South Africa the extraordinary high levels of violence and crime, escalating execution and killings of police officers, large number of murders, hijacking, robberies and shootings have created an unusually dangerous and stressful working environment for the members of the South African Police Services (SAPS). An overview of the literature on the nature of work in the SAPS indicates that these working conditions might have a detrimental effect on the coping resources and sense of coherence of police officers. This study aimed to explore and describe the coping resources and sense of coherence of male police officers in the SAPS. It employed a quantitative exploratory descriptive research design, making use of non-probability convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 70 male police officers who have been in the service of the SAPS for at least two years. All police officers that were included in the sample were also shift workers defined by the SAPS as police officers who work unsociable hours and who are likely to be exposed to violence, risks, danger, and traumatic situations. A further inclusion criterion was that the police officers must not be subjected to possible relocation or transfer as stipulated in Resolution 7/2002. The Coping Resources Inventory (CRI) was employed to identify the coping resources used by the participants and the Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SOC- 29) was utilised as a measure of the participants’ sense of coherence. A biographical questionnaire collated important demographic and background information. The data was analysed by computing descriptive statistics. To examine the relationship between the sense of coherence and coping resources of the participants, a multiple correlation xv between the total score of the SOC-29 and the subscales of the CRI was conducted. Following this, a Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was utilised to intercorrelate the total score of the SOC-29 and the individual subscales of the CRI. The results of the present study indicated the followings: The SOC-29 revealed relatively low scores for the current sample. Results on the CRI revealed low average scores for both the total and all five scales. The correlational analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between the two measures for the current sample.
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De, Bruin Carmelitia Elmarie. "Suicide ideation among police members in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/146.
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Suicide, the endpoint of the continuum that begins with suicide ideation, is known to be an important precursor of attempted suicides. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of suicide ideation of police members and to determine the differences between suicide ideation of various demographic variables, in particular, the gender, rank and race groups of police members. The convenience sample (N = 111) was drawn from police stations in the Nelson Mandela Metropole in the Eastern Cape Province. The Adult Suicide Ideation Questionnaire (ASIQ) and a Biographical Questionnaire were administered. The results indicated that 1.4 % of the sample showed significant levels of suicidal ideation scoring a high score above 31 (i.e., above the 97th percentile by ASIQ). The T-test, One-way (ANOVA) and the Pearson Chi-Square analysis showed no significant differences between suicide ideation and the demographic variables based on the police station, age, gender, race, rank, years of service, years of current position, educational qualifications, marital status, presence of medical conditions, number of alcoholic drinks consumed per week, smoking behaviour and exercise behaviour. However, participants with previous suicide attempts had significant high scores on ASIQ.
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Starr, Peter N. "Stress and burnout among cross-trained public safety personnel." Open access to IUP's electronic theses and dissertations, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2069/153.
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Daubechies, Frédéric. "La gestion du stress chez les aspirants Inspecteur de Police: évaluation d'une méthode de préparation à la tâche recourant à l'hypnose et à l'autohypnose en situation de simulation d'intervention." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209853.
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De nombreuses études (De Soir, Rivolier, Babin, Violanti, …) ont non seulement mis en évidence le stress vécu par les policiers dans l’exercice de leur fonction mais également démontré l’intérêt de modules de formation à la gestion du stress opérationnel à destination des acteurs de l’urgence dont les policiers. Il n’existe cependant pas de recherches ayant investigué les corrélats psycho-biologiques des bénéfices liés à l’acquisition d’une technique de préparation à la tâche recourant à l’hypnose et l’autohypnose chez les aspirants policiers. Les techniques d’hypnose ont par contre, fait l’objet de multiples recherches mettant en évidence son efficacité dans des affections et situations très diversifiées (Salem, Edgette, Fromm,….). L’existence de travaux récents (Kirschbaum et al, Meyerhoff et al, Dinsdale et al, Fontaine et al, Hurwitz et al, Sanders et al, …) indiquant que des facteurs de stress peuvent entraîner une sécrétion augmentée d’hormones de stress (dont le cortisol), une réactivité cardiovasculaire secondaire à certains facteurs de stress et une modulation des réponses immunitaires permettent de poser l’hypothèse que le fait d’intervenir dans un contexte hautement émotionnel (vidéo-tir reprenant des situations d’intervention avec utilisation possible de l’arme à feu) sera également associé à de telles constatations ainsi qu’à l’accentuation des réactions psychologiques.L’acquisition d’une technique de préparation à la tâche recourant à l’hypnose et à l’autohypnose, permettrait donc une meilleure gestion du stress et réussite de cette tâche, pouvant ainsi réduire l’amplitude des réactions psychologiques et physiologiques secondaires au stress psychologique associé à la situation présentée sur vidéo-tir.
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Nortje, Christiaan Frederick. "Burnout, job stress and coping in the South African Police Service in the Limpopo Province / Christiaan Frederick Nortje." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1515.
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White, John H. (John Hubert). "Evolution Incidence and Components of U.S. Police Agency Mental Health Services." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330895/.
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Postal survey research was conducted between September and November, 1986, to gather information concerning the evolution, existence and extent of mental health services available to police personnel. Questionnaires were mailed to all 366 municipal, county, and state police agencies in the United States that employed 200 or more workers. Usable data were obtained from 76.8% of the agencies surveyed.
Of the 281 respondents who returned usable data, 65.1% reported the existence of mental health services available to their police personnel. The majority of respondents (58.6%) perceived their mental health programs as being equally reactive and preventive in orientation. The most frequently reported existing components were outside agency counseling, stress management seminars, and testing of potential police recruits. Over half (54.8%) of the responding police agencies reported having between 10 and 19 components in their respective mental health programs. The implementation dates and evolution of twenty-five (25) components were examined, and specific components of various police agencies were also revealed.
The majority of respondents (70.7%) reported their mental health programs were available to sworn and nonsworn personnel and their families. Almost all respondents (98.3%) viewed their programs as being cost effective. Also, most agencies were satisfied with the four treatment resources listed, which included in-house counseling, outside agency counseling, hospital in-patient programs, and alcohol/drug rehabilitation centers. Slightly over half (50.8%) of the respondents stated their service programs were entitled "Employee Assistance Program." Of the 300 staff workers holding mental health degrees, 101 were reported to have doctoral degrees in psychology. The most frequently reported personality theory utilized by staff members was eclecticism (48.5%).
The prevailing high interest in police mental health services is discussed as well as possible reasons why some police managers may be apathetic towards the implementation of such services. Ways of educating police managers as to the benefits of police mental health programs are listed as well as topics for future research.
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Humburg, Joel D. (Joel David). "An Examination of Strain Among Community Police Officers in Northumbria, England." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279211/.
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This paper examines some causes of strain and frustration among police officers. Previous research suggests that police officers sufferfromthe lack of communication and support from their community. The failure of communication has caused turmoil in the past between communities and their police. A possible solution is community policing. Community policing is supposed to establish communication between the public and the police.
Causes of strain and frustration among the police are discussed along with the possible benefits of community policing. Research has shown that community police officers suffer less strain and frustration than their brethren. On this premise a quantitative examination a police force in Northumbria, England was conducted. The quantitative analysis focuses on two groups; community police officers and police officers not involved in community policing.
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McKenzie, Hamish. "Secondary employment by Western Australia police officers: Factors influencing multiple jobholding and the relationship to organisational commitment." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2017. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1962.
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a significant relationship between secondary employment by Western Australia police officers and organisational commitment. The study also examined whether there was a relationship between secondary employment of Western Australia police officers and, gender, work location, employment hours, rank and tenure. Finally, the study sought to understand why Western Australia police officers undertook secondary employment. A mixed methods approach to research was undertaken with 5756 Western Australia police officers sent a survey adapted from Meyer and Allen’s Three-Component Model (TCM) Employee Commitment Survey (2004). This survey tool is based on earlier studies by Meyer and Allen (1991) which suggest commitment consists of three components which they referred to as, affective commitment (an individual’s desire to remain with the organisation), normative commitment (an individual’s level of obligation to remain with an organisation) and continuance commitment (an individual’s belief that they need to remain with the organisation). The qualitative stage of the study followed which involved content analysis of interviews with 20 Western Australia police officers who indicated they engaged in secondary employment within the last 12 months.
The findings of this study reveal that whilst affective, normative and continuance commitment was greater for Western Australia police officers who did not engage in secondary employment compared to those who did, it was only continuance commitment where this relationship was found to be significant. In addition, the study found there was a significant relationship between secondary employment and gender specifically, male police officers were more likely to engage in secondary employment compared to female police officers. Finally, when the motives for Western Australia police officers to work a second job were examined, it was found that enjoyment of the job exceeded financial reasons as the primary motivating factor.
The results of this study should allay the fears of those within law enforcement who believe secondary employment is detrimental to their organisations. These findings reveal secondary employment can instead benefit law enforcement agencies, both through improving the psychological health of their employees and through the introduction of new skills learnt in these secondary occupations.
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Jorgensen, Lené Ilyna. "Work-related well-being among police members in the North West Province / Lené Ilyna Jorgensen." Thesis, North-West University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1139.
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Harsh realities exist in the South African Police Service (SAPS) that require concepts such as
burnout and work engagement to be studied in the context of work-related well-being. Although
these difficulties relate to police officials experiencing work-related trauma, more stressors seem
to manifest on an organisational level, which in turn affects the psychological well-being of
police officials. This study seeks to focus on the burnout and engagement of members of the
Local Criminal and Record Centre (LCRC) in the SAPS. The members of the LCRC are exposed
to severe occupational stressors relating to their job content, which necessitates research in
occupational stress relating to the health of SAPS members. For the purposes of this study, the
model of occupational stress, commitment and ill health of Cartwright and Cooper (2002) will be
utilised to explain strain and organisational commitment. Work-related well-being, on the other
hand, can best be explained by referring to the model of well-being developed by Schaufeli and
Bakker (200 1 ).
Since job demands play a central role in burnout, it is necessary to implement preventive
organisationally-based strategies to address high job demands. Upon reviewing stress research, it
became clear that a serious lack of intervention research exists. Little information is available
about the work-related well-being of SAPS members, whilst no documented research could be
found regarding the effects of an intervention programme on the work-related well-being of
LCRC members.
The study aimed at utilising three levels of intervention (primary, secondary and tertiary) on
organisational and individual level. An integrated classification scheme of both the positive and
negative aspects of work-related well-being on the organisational and individual level was
developed and presented to members from the LCRC over a one-year period.
The research method for each of the three articles of this study consisted of a brief literature
review and an empirical study. An availability non-randomised sample was selected because the
entire in-tact group of the LCRC of the SAPS (N=111) in the North West Province was included
in the study. A survey design was used to achieve the research objectives of both Articles 1 and
2, whilst a longitudinal survey design was utilised in Article 3, where the same instruments were
administered at two different times (over a one-year period) to the same group of participants.
The measuring instruments used in this study are the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey
(MBI-GS), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), Job Demands-Resources Scale (JDRS),
Health subscales, Organisational Commitment subscales, the ASSET questionnaire and a
biographical questionnaire.
Structural equation modelling was implemented to test a structural model of work-related wellbeing.
A good fit was found for the model in which perceived job demands contributed to
burnout which, in turn, impacted on ill health. Work wellness was determined by the relationship
between two opposite constructs, namely burnout and engagement. The work-related well-being
of members of the LCRC was affected by an environment of high job demands and inadequate
resources.
In Article 2, multiple regression analyses showed that occupational stress explained 19% of the
variance in psychological ill health and 17% of the variance in physical ill health. A two-step
multiple regression analysis conducted with the variables in their continuous form revealed that
control was a statistically significant predictor of both physical and psychological ill health, while
job overload statistically significantly predicted psychological ill health. Occupational stress also
explained 17% of the variance in individual commitment and 16% of the variance in
organisational commitment. It was concluded that individual commitment moderated the effects
of stressful work relations on ill health.
LCRC members portrayed a high risk to fall ill due to exhaustion; they were less enthusiastic
about their job and tended to derive a lower sense of significance from their work. In addition,
members showed a major risk for developing low affective commitment due to low work
engagement. Exhaustion influenced the way members view their job demands, organisational and
social support, as well as growth opportunities available to them. A lack of advancement
opportunities and job insecurity contributed to feelings of exhaustion and cynicism.
Another objective of this study was to evaluate interventions used to promote work-related wellbeing
of LCRC members. Although no significant differences were found between the pre- and
post-measurements, some positive aspects did flow from the interventions. For instance an active
effort by management to address resource needs.
Recommendations for future research were made.Thesis (Ph.D. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Lynn, Claire L. "Burnout among Western Australian psychologists : exploring issues within forensic psychology as potential predictors." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1999. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1271.
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The level of burnout among a sample of Western Australian psychologists and a comparison of scores to the American normative sample of mental health workers was investigated. The study was also particularly interested to explore whether issues pertinent to the forensic psychologist were predictive of burnout. Burnout was measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), which comprises three components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal accomplishment The study explored whether characteristics in relation to the psychologist, the client and the workplace had predictive value for the level of burnout. Variables considered across these characteristics were age and gender, client problem type and voluntary status of the client and work setting and caseload, respectively. Within these, variables considered more likely to occur within the forensic psychologist's work included, working predominantly with behavioural problems, involuntary clients and within a prison setting. Participants included 90 psychologists from a variety of work settings in Western Australia. The sample were found to be experiencing greater emotional exhaustion, but less depersonalization and particularly less burnout attributable to low personal accomplishment than their American counterparts. Despite the finding that over one fifth of the sample were experiencing emotional exhaustion, the overall prevalence of burnout across the components, particularly in relation to personal accomplishment, was low. In relation to the predictive value of the variables considered, multiple regression analyses were conducted for each burnout component. Findings suggest that working with clients in relation to behavioural issues, but particularly being a female had a significant main effect on burnout attributable to emotional exhaustion. Gender appears to be a significant predictor independently of all other variables considered. Further, findings suggest that working greater hours with clients could provide a buffering effect on burnout attributable to low personal accomplishment. None of the variables considered had any impact on depersonalization. Working in a prison setting and with involuntary clients did not predict burnout. Although working with predominantly behavioural issues is associated with forensic work, the overall findings challenge the assumption that psychologists working within the forensic arena are at increased risk of burnout
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Alexander, Debra Geraldine. "Psychological resilience: the role of unconscious and conscious coping strategies in the mediation of stress in high risk occupational contexts." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003059.
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This study investigates the role of unconscious and conscious coping strategies in the mediation of stress in high risk occupational contexts. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale, the Multidimensional Coping Inventory and the Defense Style Questionnaires were completed by 194 police, ambulance and teaching personnel. A sample of 37 teachers served as a non high risk occupation control group. Descriptive statistics, regression analysis, analysis of variance, analysis of difference and principal component analysis were performed on the data. Results indicated minimal significant between group differences. Within group variances were yielded. A minor relationship between levels of stress and usage of positive and negative mechanisms was observed. The significance of these findings is discussed and recommendations made for further study.
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Wang, Chung-Kuei, and 王寵魁. "The impact of police officers’ job stress on job performance." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04815463894516170339.
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碩士國立勤益科技大學
工業工程與管理系
102
This study aimed to explore the impact of workplace stress on the performance of police officers. Our subjects are officers from the Bureau of Police in Miaoli County, Taichung City, Nantou County and Changhua County. Through purposive sampling, we collected 500 observed data. After removing the invalid questionnaires, 387 valid samples remain. We then used SPSS and AMOS software for data analysis. In this study, the latent variable composition of the dimensions of reliability (CR) and the Cronbach α values are above 0.7, reaching a level of significance. The upper and lower limits of the bootstrap discriminant validity confidence interval did not include 1. Therefore, this study has good reliability and validity. In terms of overall fitness, = 1.736, RMSEA = 0.045, GFI = 0.922, AGFI = 0.903, NFI = 0.944, IFI = 0.976, CFI = 0.975, so that the model has good fitness. The Institute concluded the following: 1. The path analysis of job stress and job performance shows that the median value of job satisfaction is significant. The overall results show positive significance. Therefore, in order to effectively improve police officers’ job performance, the police department must take notice of officers’ job satisfaction, in addition to job stress. 2. In the path analysis of personal traits and job performance behavior, the mediation effect of job satisfaction has reached a significant level. The overall direct effect shows positive significant level. So, the police department should pay more attention to not only the personal traits, but also the job satisfaction of the officers. Consequently, they can effectively enhance police officers’ job performance. 3. In this study, our evaluation of multi-group analysis didn't attain a significant level, so we know job performance will not be affected by gender, age, educational attainment, marital status, job seniority, position title or nature of work. 4. The potential variables in this model include job stress, personal traits, job satisfaction and job performance. Our study has effectively and comprehensively analyzed the impact of police officers’ job stress on job performance, and is a contribution to the academia.
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WU, PEI-CHIEN, and 吳沛杰. "Effect of police work stress and job burnout retirement Attitude." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41375649523434743136.
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碩士義守大學
公共政策與管理學系
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Sharply due to social changes, police officers working environment is complex and dangerous than in the past, due to the hard work of police work not only with high resistance (24 hour service) and high risk, and possessed a high degree of work stress, in this particular situation, a very the police could easily lead to physical and psychological harm, and thus become a high risk of pressure imbalance, leading to disease and even the outbreak of violent suicide. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of police work stress and job burnout Attitude towards retirement, with the reliability, validity analysis, factor analysis and correlation and regression analysis, hierarchical regression statistical analysis. The results: 1. Working pressure some positive impact on job burnout. 2. Burnout some positive impact on retirement attitudes. 3. Working pressure some positive impact on retirement attitudes. 4. Working on job stress and burnout with partial retirement attitudes intermediary role.
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Kuo, Hsiu-Chuan, and 郭秀絹. "Exploring the Job Stress and Adaptation of Female Police Officers." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/91181325816188985491.
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碩士義守大學
企業管理學系
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The purpose of this thesis is to probe into women police director’s work stress and work adaptation. Select five women police director among Kaohsiung City Police Department and have an in-depth interview with each of them. Conducting efficiency analysis in search of good strategies for pressure relief and work adaptation. The followings are the results: 1. Women police director’s work stress include workload, gender role conflict, management and organization, and family care…etc. (1) Workload: There’s a wide variety of work stress, for instance, performance requirements, inner management, influence peddling, media, and mass service. Some come from regular police duties, such as demonstration and suspect threats, while others are police operations like passive coordination, unconformable subordinates, critical chiefs, urgent documents or work unfamiliarity. (2) Gender role conflict: Many supervisors are prejudiced by gender, causing different work distribution and relegation considerations. (3) Management and organization: Every member has different personalities, and effective management is related to managers’ personal characteristics and the ability to solve problems. (4) Family care: Child care often bothers women police director during at work. 2. The work adaptation of women police director: When encountering obstacles, change one’s mind and adjust the rapid changing environment, or make concessions in order to gain advantages. The result shows that women police director have high work adaptation and extraordinary performance due to team cooperation, which could help colleagues solve problems. Furthermore, giving out-of-work activities is beneficial to boosting team morale and creates work performance. Last, according to the thesis, there are several suggestions how women police director can deal with pressure relief and work adaptation: 1. Look for social support. 2. Appropriate rest and exercise. 3. Change work environment and self- 4. Emphasize on communicative competence. 5. Build your professional skills.
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SHAN, CHEN SHAN, and 陳山杉. "Police Officer Job Stress And Social Support- To Traffic Division Of Kaohsiung City Government Police." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80523422179051106030.
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碩士國立臺東大學
身心整合與運動休閒產業學系
101
This study focuses on job stress of police officer and social support with qualitative research as method. The study is aimed at investigating the job stress of police officer and how social support influences job stress. An effective solution to relieve stress will be found by analyzing the result. The results show the problems of police officer includes work burden, role conflict, interaction in organization and individual development. They must rely on social support to boost their morale. The major resource of police’s social support is family, friends, colleagues, commander officers, elected officials, media reporters and the public opinion etc. The support is mostly from their companions, from who police officer mostly eager for. To gain support from their commander officers is quite seriously. They usually seek support to relieve emotion or get consolation, but the support is not so useful for solving problems. The results show that methods of relieving job stress includes seek support of commanders, moderately rest and exercise, self-adjust, more communication and public relations, improve professional ability.
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Liu, Chih-Chieh, and 劉志傑. "Evaluation of Police Job Stress Improvement Strategies with Fuzzy Multiple Criteria." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64858121469506061765.
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碩士華梵大學
工業工程與經營資訊學系碩士班
102
Abstract The purpose of this research is to evaluate improvement strategies of police job stress by use of fuzzy multiple criteria evaluation method. Through the establishment of a hierarchical structure and professional judgment of experts, then capture the consensus judgment to analysis. In this research, some important sources of stress are selected through the first expert questionnaire survey. In the evaluation system, four levels are considered, namely the overall objective, stress aspects, evaluation criteria, as well as improvement strategies. Five aspects in the stress level, including work, organization, colleagues, family, and society. There are fifteen criteria in the criteria level, including heavy workloads, long duty periods, heavy work responsibilities, etc. A total of six improvement strategies in the strategic level, including simplifying the police service, increased leisure activities, etc. The second expert questionnaire survey was executed in accordance with the established evaluation hierarchical structure. The consensus ranks of criteria importance and strategies performance from expert judgment was captured to integrate evaluation by using fuzzy multiple criteria evaluation method. Finally, this research find out the more appropriate improvement strategies for improving the police job stress, and to list out their priority ranking by using ranking of fuzzy numbers method. According to the result of this research, “work aspect” is very important aspects, “many co-operation” and “irregular life” are very important criteria, “to simplify police operations”, “to re-examine the Act of the police duties to assist”, and “to return to normal performance review system” has the higher priority improvement strategies. Keywords：Police, job stress, strategy, fuzzy number, multiple criteria, evaluation.
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Shan, Chen Shan, and 陳山杉. "Police Officer Job Stress And Social Support- To Traffic Division Of Kaohsiung City Government Police Department." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/06551557231129637595.
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碩士國立臺東大學
進修部運動休閒管理碩(假日)
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Police Officer Job Stress And Social Support- To Traffic Division Of Kaohsiung City Government Police Department Abstract This study focuses on job stress of police officer and social support with qualitative research as method. The study is aimed at investigating the job stress of police officer and how social support influences job stress. An effective solution to relieve stress will be found by analyzing the result. The results show the problems of police officer includes work burden, role conflict, interaction in organization and individual development. They must rely on social support to boost their morale. The major resource of police
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Yang, Yung-Tai, and 楊永泰. "Research on the Correlations among the Rank-and-File Police Officers Job Involvement, Organizational Commitment, Job Stress, Job performance—the Police Stations of Keelung City Police Bureau taken as a Case." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59694593662100308763.
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碩士經國管理暨健康學院
健康產業管理研究所
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ABSTRACT This research tends to probe into the correlations among basic-level police officers job involvement, organizational commitments, job stress, and their job performance based on results of questionnaires distributed to police officers in police stations, acting as objects of the research, of Keelung City Police Bureau. 409 copies out of 413 distributed, of which 399 copies were proven applicable accounting for 96.61% of effective recovery rate. Through analysis methods of SPSS for windows 12.0, t test, descriptive analysis, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s Correlation & Simple Linear Regression, and of structural equation models, the results are drawn as below: 1. The average scores in the dimension or aspect of job involvement reveal that“concentration in job” tops the others, followed by “job identification” and by “interests in job” in the rear. In terms of average scores in the dimension of organizational commitment, “family life and work” tops the others, followed by “workload”, “work time”, and “interactive relationship with colleagues.” And, with regard to average scores in job performance, “work quality” tops, while “work efficiency” follows in the rear. 2. The basic-level police officers in police stations remarkably differ in identification with regard to “job involvement”and “organizational commitment” because of differences in age, educational backgrounds, position, job attributes, time span to commute; while their recognition of job stresses vary significantly out of sex, seniority, and marriage. 3. The job involvement of police officers in police stations is positively correlative with organizational commitment, and job performance, indicating that higher degree in job involvement results in higher organizational commitment and in higher job performance; job stress is negatively correlative with job involvement and organizational commitment, indicating that higher job stress results in lower job involvement and lower organizational commitment; and organizational commitment or job stress is positively correlative with job performance, meaning that higher organizational commitment or job stress results in better job performance. 4. Job involvement, through the intervening variables of “organizational commitment” and of “job stress” affects job performance and helps yield the following suggestions for police agency’s reference.. (1) Strengthen police officers self-management against stress and intensify psychological counseling and guidance system. (2) Simplify professional business and normalize furlough systems. (3) Intensify expertise of police officers, set up reasonable routes of promotion and strengthen degree of organizational commitment and of job involvement.
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Papier, Daniel Jacob. "Emotional intelligence and stress in the South African police service." 2012. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001399.
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M. Tech. PolicingStruggling with stress, anxiety and/or depression can adversely affect work performance. This study aimed to determine how levels of Emotional Intelligence were related to levels of overall stress, anxiety or depression.
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-Fa, Tsai Yung, and 蔡永發. "Exploring the Relationship Among Variables of Police Officer’s Job Stress - A Study on Chiayi County Police Officers." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37303712578782299022.
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碩士南華大學
管理研究所
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In order to maintain public order, to protect social security, to prevent potential harm and danger, and to promote the well-being of the public, police officers are facing increasing burden and danger. Therefore, job stress has become a critical issue for them. Facing the public anticipation and heavy job stress, it has become urgent to explore the relationship among variables of police officer’s job stress. Only understanding and getting rid of sources of stress, then it’s possible to help every police officer to maintain physical and mental balance. 1236 out of 1288 police offices under the rank of major in Chiayi County returned the questionnaires. The return rate is 96 %. Questionnaire data was analyzed by SPSS software to determine the result as follows： 1.The average of Health’s Score is 2.69. 27.9% of offices get score larger then 3.0,and 72.1% of them get Score less then3.0. 2.The average of Depression’s Score is 9.48. 5.0% of offices get 28 scores; 9.4% get 19-28Scores;And 85.6% get scores less than 19. 3.The average of Job Stress’s Score Pu-tai Precinct take the lead with 15.5；Min-hsiung and Shu-shang Precinct take the second with 14.7；Chung-pu Precinct take the third with 13.6；The headquarters and Pu-tze Precinct take the fourth with 13.1；Chu-chi Precinct take the lowest with 12.8. The higher the score means the higher of job stress. So we can tell that the officers of Pu-tai Precinct suffer from the greatest stress, while Chu-chi Precinct officers have the lowest . 4.The average of Family Care’s Score：The headquarters take the lead with 15.4；Min-hsiung precinct take the second with 14.66；Chung-pu Precinct take the third with 14.6；Chu-chi Precinct take the fourth with 14.53；Pu-tze Precinct take the fifth with 14.35；Shu-shang Precinct take the sixth with 14.22；Pu-tai Precinct take the lowest with 12.69. The higher the score means the higher of family care. So we can tell that the officers of the headquarters enjoy the greatest care from their families, while Pu-tai Precinct officers enjoy the least. From the above─mentioned result, we have concluded that some of the problems that the officers of Chiayi County Police Department are facing as follows. And we can assess the problem causes and the effort to change the situation. 1.The negligence of personal health：Owing to the high rate of using cigarettes, wine and betel nuts, and highly underlying job stress, some officers tend to suffer from chronic diseases. They should get rid of bad habits, and take exercise routinely to rebuild their health. 2.Inadaptability to psychological pressure：Owing to the work special, officers who are under pressure are often involved in accidents and disputes. They might even endanger themselves or others. 3.The affirmation of sources of job stress need further study ： Police officers’ job stress score hasn’t reached the serious level, and the stress in getting along with other workers is not apparently high either. Comparing with other job workers, their stress is higher. The solution is that the leading officers should recognize the problem and manage to improve officers’ adaptability to the worksite. From the above-mentioned data, we can conclude that most of the officers of Chiayi County Police Department are in healthy condition physically and mentally, while some are in unhealthy condition, living under pressure and depression. Those who are living under unhealthy condition should go to a professional and reliable doctor for examination and treatment, therefore, they can maintain a vital and healthy life.
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LEE, TE-CHIN, and 李德智. "A study of the Rank-and-file Police Officers’ Job Involvement, Job Stress, Job Satisfaction and Turnover propensity－Taken the Rank-and-file Police Officers of Kaohsiung County Police as an Example." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48805177896862696393.
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碩士國立中山大學
中山學術研究所
93
Taiwan was once world-known for its ‘Economic Miracle’ while it was politically stabilized, socially peaceful and securely maintained. After the government lifted martial law in 1987, Taiwan initiated ‘Political Democratization’ and direct presidential election. No matter how prosperous our economy is or how free our democracy is, a secured environment that is free from fear or intimidation takes priority over everything. As the guardians of the people, the police act as a bridge between the government and the people, and bear the responsibility of publicizing government decree. The National Police Agency, which is the subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior, is the supreme organization in charge of all police functions in Taiwan. The population of police force at present is around 70,000 and 60% of them are rank and file officers. This study has taken the rank-and-file police officers of Kaohsiung County Police Bureau as a case to analyze the relations among ‘Job Involvement’, ‘Job Stress’, ‘Job Satisfaction’, and ‘Turnover Propensity’. A questionnaire has been made with 41 questions in it to make a research according to the items of frequency analysis, intersection analysis, and correlation analysis. There are ten discoveries in the conclusion considered correspond with the correlation research made by overseas or domestic scholars, besides, they are similar to the police ecosystem of Taiwan on the whole. But there are still some variables, such as organization climate, organization acceptance, growing requirement and personality characteristic that affect a person’s resignation. Although research has been made on different profession and group by domestic and overseas scholars, it can also be made on the police to approach whether there is “sameness in difference” or “difference in sameness”.
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許仁宗. "A study on job stress and organizational commitment of Taipei municipal police." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80306677012187986067.
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碩士國立政治大學
行政管理碩士學程
93
This study probes the differences resulted from police individual character towards job stress, organizational commitment, and the relations between job stress and organizational commitment of police. The author wishes to come up with a result that can help the police administration to lessen job stress of police. This study uses questionnaire survey research with Taipei Municipal Police as study population, and uses stratified random sampling method by sampling 20 police departments with 10 to 15 percents of the personnel from each sampled department as sample model (to increase the sample of policewomen, the percentage of women police division has been raised), and comes up with 750 samples for the questionnaire with 612 successful returned samples. The questionnaire includes personal status, quantifiable measurement for organizational commitment, police job stress measurement as contents. Acquired information is then processed with SPSS for Windows 10.0 for analysis of Descriptive Statistics Analysis, t-Test, One-Way ANOVA and Pearson Correlation Coefficien. After empirical analysis, we have come to the conclusion as below: 1.On the mean ratio of job stress facet, career development wins the highest points (87.26%) , with family life and work seconds to it (84.22%), followed by working hour (78.30%), role conflict (77.63%), job load (75.88%), relations with senior personnel, and peer competition (65.34%) comes at the lowest. 2.On the mean ratio of organizational commitment facet, effort commitment comes on top with 69.45%, followed by retention commitment (62.73%), and with value commitment comes at the lowest (58.93%). 3.The cognitive differences of police on job stress differ significantly according to gender, age, police education background, job description, job category, serving years, marital status and position. 4.The organizational commitment of police differ significantly according to gender, age, police education background, job category and position. 5.Job stress and organizational commitment of police show a negative relationship. Keyword：job stress；organizational commitment
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Lin, Chi-Fa, and 林啟發. "Improvement of Police Job Stress by Leisure Activities：An Example of Xindian PoliceDepartment." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48613403620048615303.
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碩士華梵大學
工業工程與經營資訊學系碩士班
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This thesis takes police officers in Xindian Police Department of New Taipei City for example to study about the possibility of releasing stress via recreational activities, and to give suggestions to police officers. According to the motivation mentioned above, the purposes of this thesis are to understand police officers in New Taipei City: 1.The opinions of leisure activities and attitude when facing job stress. 2.The reasons that hinder them from leisure activities. 3.The present job condition and stress they are facing. 4.The relevance between participating leisure activities and job stress. 5.The relevance between workplaces and job stress . Samples of this research are from the field units of Xindian Police Department of New Taipei City, including police officers in police stations of Xindian, Wu-lai, Ping-lin, Shi-ding, and Shen-Keng. After analyzing the data, it shows that the backgrounds of officers, including age, marriage, population of a police station, and areas they belong to, obviously vary from one another. And the research tells the present stress of job and the condition of participating leisure activities of police officers. According to the result of this research, the job stress of officers can be released by leisure activities.
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kuo, Chih-jen, and 郭智仁. "A Study on Relationship between Leisure Participation and Job Stress of Police Officer in Police Stations of Changhua County Police Bureau." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50590192600827902751.
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碩士逢甲大學
公共政策所
98
Abstract This research aims to discuss leisure participation and job stress of police officer in police stations of changhua county police bureau and examine whether leisure participation can affect job stress to give reference for police administrative agencies to formulated relevant policies. This research applies questionnaire survey with self-edited questionnaire named as “Questionnaire on Relationship between Leisure Participation and Job Stress of Police Officer in Police Station of Changhua County Police Bureau” to make general investigation on 1296 police officer in police stations of changhua county police bureau. There are 905 effective questionnaires returned, accounting 93.6％. After descriptive statistic, One-way ANOVA and correlation analysis etc., we mainly have the following discoveries: Ⅰ.In general, police officer of police stations have few recreations, and “social recreation” is preferred. The average number of their participating times is 1.8 and the average period of their participating times is 142.61 minutes. Ⅱ.The effect of job stress is not quite strong to police officer of police stations. Job stress mostly comes from outside administration. Ⅲ.The group who participates in recreations fewest is among police officer of police stations who graduated from primary special examination and training course, becoming a police officer under 5 years, working at police station deployed with 21-25 or over 26 personnel. Ⅳ. The effect of job stress is most strong to the group who aged under 30, becoming a police officer under 5 years, graduating from primary special examination and training course, working at police station deployed or over 26 personnel, served as police officer and second-lieutenant, and unmarried. Ⅴ. The extent police officer participates in recreations and the effects of job stress are highly relevant. The more police officer participates in recreations, the less job stress affects him, vice versa. This research investigates leisure participation and job stress of police officer in police stations of changhua county police bureau, the result of which can be used as reference for formulation of policies by relevant police administrative agencies, policemen in local police stations and further researches.
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Wu, Ying-Chuan, and 吳穎川. "A Study on Job Burnout and Stress of Special Police - A Case Study of Special Police First Headquarters, National Police Agency." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/53587136704484569049.
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碩士龍華科技大學
商學與管理研究所
101
The paper analyzes the questionnaire survey of the special police officers, in order to find out the relevant dvs of sense of job burnout, clarify the relationships of satisfaction of job burnout and other factors, such as job choices, satisfaction of career, confidence of future career development. Then the researcher would find out the main cause of job burnout. (highly relevant dvs) The effects of job burnout on the special police can not be ignored. The paper takes the officers’ attitude of career development as an independent variable. The researcher uses different levels of mobility of the special police officers to understand whether the relationships of attitude and job burnout would change or not. According to result of this study, theoretically the attitude of career development has three elements. There are satisfaction of job choices, career, and confidence of future career development, and these elements would obviously affect job burnout. To access the job burnout, dried-up cynicism and professional efficiency are must be concluded. Obviously, the conclusion is that the attitude of career development and job burnout are negatively related. Above all, the relationships of career development and job burnout could be different for the mobility of the special police. According to the records, the relationship of the attitude and job burnout should be affected by the mobility, and it will be increase with scope of mobility.
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Wang, Chih-kun, and 汪志坤. "A Study of the basic level police officers'' Organizational commitment, Job stress and Job performance - The Case of Kaohsiung City Government Police Bureau." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/97521995649692833002.
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碩士國立中正大學
犯罪防治所
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This study is aimed at conferring the relationship between organizational commitment, job stress, and job performance. With the methodology of questionnaire survey, and took basic level police officers of external sub-units of Kaohsiung City Government Police Bureau as research subjects. In the research 700 questionnaires were distributed and 651 of those were effective. Its obtained data was then analyzed by Reliability Analsis, Descriptive Statistics, Independent Samples T-Test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson product-moment correlation, and stepwise multiple regression approach; its main findings are as below: 1. The mean value of all dimensions in organizational commitment is higher. Especially mean value of the organizational identification is higher than other dimensions. It indicates the basic level policemen can recognize the organization goal and the value of police work. Its influence level of order is organizational identification, willingness to make efforts, and inclination to keep the job. 2. The mean value of all dimensions in job stress is higher. Especially mean value of the workload is higher than other dimensions. It indicates the main stressor of the basic level policemen is workload. Its influence level of order is workload, role stress, and organizational structures and climate. 3. The mean value of all dimensions in job performance is higher. Especially mean value of the workload is higher than other dimensions. It indicates that the basic level policemen highly value the police discipline and reputation. They are glad to cooperate in finishing the task together and continuously professional learning. Its influence level of order is workload, role stress, and organizational structures and climate. 4. Organizational commitment and job stress have positive effect on job performance. It indicates that organizational commitment and job stress are the main factors affecting job performance. According to the results and findings of the research, correlative and concrete suggestion and methods are provided for police organization. 1.Directors should pay more concerns about quality of live and workfare to basic level police officers. 2.The workload of basic level police officers should be reduced reasonably. 3.To foster quality police officers through educational training and continuation of experience. 4.To strengthen organizational commitment of police officers, reduce and manage stress at work of police officers, and achieve best performance in job.
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Cai, Kun-chao, and 蔡坤朝. "Job Stress, Job Burnout and Organizational Commitment-A case study of the administrative police of Qishan Branch of Kaohsiung City Government Police Station." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xjfmt6.
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碩士樹德科技大學
經營管理研究所
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The administrative police service mode, according to the police mandate, the police''s four major tasks are to maintain public order in accordance with the law, protect social security, prevent all harm, and promote the welfare of the people. Auxiliary tasks refer to assisting the general administration in the promotion of general administration. And when necessary, there are temporary, auxiliary, and passive. Its assistance and encounters with non-police assistance are not sufficient to rule out or hinder the order of obstruction. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between the work pressure of the administrative police and the relationship between job burnout and the organization. The administrative police must have long-term work, family relationships, internal organization, physiology, and psychological problems, often causing the work pressure and burnout of the administrative police. And it will have an impact on organizational commitment. This study is based on the characteristics of the administrative police service of the Kaohsiung City Police Department Qishan Branch, the characteristics of the business, the work pressure of the administrative police, the organizational commitment of the burnout, and the impact of the intermediaries'' variables and interference effects. The administrative police officers were interviewed one by one, and the interview questionnaires were drafted. The administrative police of Qishan Branch of Kaohsiung City Government Police Station was randomly selected to select ten interviewees and discussed through confirmatory research. This study will focus on the work pressure of the administrative police work of the Kaohsiung Police Station Qishan Branch, the source of burnout, and explore the guidelines through the intermediary variables and interference variables of the organization''s commitment, and provide reference basis for the relevant superior authorities and administrative police colleagues.
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Chou, Chih-an, and 周志安. "A Study of the Job Stress and the Stress Coping Strategies of police in Science Park." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/58644905516942998621.
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碩士玄奘大學
企業管理學系碩士班
101
Using a sample of police officers in Science Parks, this study investigates the current condition and causal relationship of job stress, coping strategies, and job attitudes. The major findings are: (1) job demand is highest among the four stressors in this study; (2) respondents use various strategies simultaneously to cope with job stress; (3) job stress exercises a negative impact on job satisfaction and transfer intention; (4) coping strategies exercise a buffering effect on job satisfaction, but not on transfer intention. Implications of these findings in research and practice are also provided.