University of Marburg, Department of Psychology, Gutenbergstrasse 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Behav Ther. 2010 Sep;41(3):329-39. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.08.001. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
Police officers are routinely exposed to situations that elicit intense negative emotions; thus, officers have a particularly strong need for effective methods of regulating such emotions. The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether a manualized emotion-regulation training (Integrative Training of Emotional Competencies; iTEC; Berking, 2010a) can improve the emotion-regulation skills of police officers. First, self-reports of 9 emotion-regulation skills were assessed in a sample of officers (N=31) and compared to those of a matched community-based control group. Then, the effects of the training on the emotion-regulation skills of officers were evaluated in a time-staggered design with a waitlist control condition. Results indicate that, compared to controls, officers have difficulties in accepting and tolerating negative emotions, supporting themselves in distressing situations, and confronting emotionally challenging situations. The training significantly enhanced successful skill application, especially some skills with which officers reported difficulty applying. These findings suggest that a focus on emotion-regulation skills may be an important component for programs aimed at preventing mental-health problems in police officers.
警察经常会遇到引发强烈负面情绪的情况；因此，他们特别需要有效的情绪调节方法。本研究的主要目的是调查一种规范化的情绪调节训练（整合情绪能力训练；Berking，2010a）是否可以提高警察的情绪调节技能。首先，在一组警察（N=31）中评估了 9 种情绪调节技能的自我报告，并与匹配的基于社区的对照组进行了比较。然后，采用时间交错设计和候补对照组评估了培训对警察情绪调节技能的影响。结果表明，与对照组相比，警察在接受和容忍负面情绪、在困境中支持自己以及面对情感挑战方面存在困难。培训显著提高了技能的成功应用，尤其是那些警察报告应用困难的技能。这些发现表明，关注情绪调节技能可能是预防警察心理健康问题的项目的一个重要组成部分。
