Singh Shweta, Gupta Bandna, Mishra P C
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ind Psychiatry J. 2021 Jan-Jun;30(1):67-73. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_207_20. Epub 2021 Jun 17.
The occupation of police personnel is known to be enormously stressful. The occupational stress research shows that coping strategies and social support have a buffering effect on stress and a protective role on mental health. The present research study was set out to investigate the role of coping strategies and social support as moderating factors of the relationship between occupational stress and mental health in police personnel of Uttar Pradesh in terms of their ranking.
The present cross-sectional study was conducted using standardized questionnaires. The sample comprised a total of 300 male police personnel. Hundred constables, 100 inspectors, and 100 officers were incidentally selected from six districts of Uttar: Lucknow, Varanasi, Meerut, Raebareli, Ghaziabad, and Noida.
Study results showed coping strategies and social support to have a moderating effect on the relationship between stress and mental health in inspectors and officers but failed to show such relationship in constables.
There is the implication for the training in terms of teaching-specific active and adaptive coping strategies for the management of workplace-related stress and promotion of health and well-being in the police personnel.
众所周知，警察职业压力巨大。职业压力研究表明，应对策略和社会支持对压力具有缓冲作用，对心理健康具有保护作用。本研究旨在从排名角度调查应对策略和社会支持作为北方邦警察职业压力与心理健康之间关系的调节因素所起的作用。
本横断面研究使用标准化问卷进行。样本共包括300名男性警察人员。从北方邦的六个区：勒克瑙、瓦拉纳西、密拉特、勒巴雷利、加济阿巴德和诺伊达，随机选取了100名警员、100名督察和100名警官。
研究结果表明，应对策略和社会支持对督察和警官的压力与心理健康之间的关系具有调节作用，但在警员中未显示出这种关系。
这意味着需要开展培训，教授特定的积极和适应性应对策略，以管理与工作场所相关的压力，并促进警察人员的健康和福祉。
