Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Police Education, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2023 Dec;18(1):2235789. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2235789.
Previous research has widely recognized the challenges uniformed police officers face in their working lives. However, little is known about the overall lifestyles of police officers, including what they do in private life. We interviewed 17 officers and used reflexive thematic analysis to explore their experiences. The study sheds light on how uniformed police officers navigate the intersection between their private and professional lives, as well as how their professional role impacts their day-to-day doings and private life roles. The key findings relate to how the demands of their professional role impact their private life, such as the profession becoming a way of life. Furthermore, they highlight the challenges of avoiding certain environments where they might be recognized as police officers. It also entails balancing energy levels in work and private life, as well as how their profession's unpredictability affects their daily routines and roles. The findings also show how their personal choices in private life are frequently influenced by their professional role. The study's findings have theoretical as well as practical implications, contributing to a better understanding of uniformed police officers' challenges and resources for a sustainable and healthy lifestyle.
先前的研究广泛承认制服警察在工作生活中面临的挑战。然而，对于警察的整体生活方式，包括他们在私人生活中做什么，知之甚少。我们采访了 17 名警察，并使用反思性主题分析来探讨他们的经验。该研究揭示了制服警察如何在私人生活和职业生活之间的交叉点上进行导航，以及他们的职业角色如何影响他们的日常行为和私人生活角色。主要发现涉及他们的职业角色如何影响他们的私人生活，例如职业成为一种生活方式。此外，他们强调了避免某些可能被认作警察的环境的挑战。这还需要平衡工作和私人生活中的精力水平，以及他们职业的不可预测性如何影响他们的日常生活和角色。研究结果还表明，他们在私人生活中的个人选择经常受到职业角色的影响。该研究的结果具有理论和实际意义，有助于更好地理解制服警察的挑战以及实现可持续和健康生活方式的资源。
