Faculty of Safety Engineering and Civil Protection, The Main School of Fire Service, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland.
Clinical Department of Neurosurgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 5;19(15):9679. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159679.
This study has a twofold objective. First, we aim to measure the levels of fear among Polish police officers using the COVID-19 Fear Scale (FCV-19S) that has a stable unidimensional structure allowing for the provision of additional data by combining variables. This structure allows the second objective to be met to measure the correlation with sociodemographic variables. The utilitarian objective of the study is to provide information for updating support policies for stress management in the service. The questionnaire was completed by 1862 people with a mean age of 38.75 years with a good Cronbach's alpha (0.89). The perceived level of fear associated with COVID-19 should be considered relatively low. Caring for the elderly does not affect the level of fear. The factors of gender, age and having children statistically significantly differentiate the perceptions of fear. Therefore, there is a necessity to focus on building support for police officers who are over 50 years old, as well as for women, where higher levels of fear in both men and women can translate into the development of psychosomatic illnesses.
本研究具有双重目的。首先，我们旨在使用 COVID-19 恐惧量表（FCV-19S）测量波兰警察的恐惧水平，该量表具有稳定的单维结构，允许通过组合变量提供额外的数据。这种结构允许达到第二个目的，即测量与社会人口统计学变量的相关性。研究的功利目的是为更新服务中的压力管理支持政策提供信息。该问卷由 1862 人完成，平均年龄为 38.75 岁，Cronbach's alpha 良好（0.89）。与 COVID-19 相关的感知恐惧水平应被认为相对较低。照顾老年人不会影响恐惧水平。性别、年龄和子女因素在统计学上显著区分了恐惧的认知。因此，有必要关注为 50 岁以上的警察以及女性建立支持，因为男性和女性的恐惧水平升高都可能导致身心疾病的发展。
