Unit:
ΠΜΣ Η Επιστήμη του Στρές και η Προαγωγή της ΥγείαςLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Liakopoulou Dimitra
Supervisors info:
Δαρβίρη Χριστίνα, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Τηγάνη Ξανθή, Δρ, Επιστημονική συνεργάτης, Ιατρική , ΕΚΠΑ
Βάρβογλη Λίζα, Δρ, Επιστημονική συνεργάτης, Ιατρική , ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Στρες και αστυνομικοί
Translated title:
Stress in police officers
Summary:
Background: Police officers during their work are exposed to considerable amount of stress confronting not only the plethora of common stress factors in the work field but they also frequently experience violence, aggression, environmental stressors and traumatic events, thus leading in poor physical and mental health
Aims: This study aims to expand evidence on the role of stress management in police forces.
Methods: This was a randomized control trial (RCT) in a sample of police officers (N=54) who were randomized to intervention (IG) and control group (CG). IG (N=27) underwent, PSAI which is an 8-week program sessions of dietary and physical exercise counseling, cognitive training and stress management whilst CG filled self-reported questionnaires that were used pre- and post-intervention to both groups.
Results: The majority of the participants were males in their middle thirties, of tertiary education, married, that had been working as police officers for more than a decade, while more than half of them were working in shift work. Statistical analyses revealed beneficial changes in the intervention group for anger in, negative affect, cognitive speed and verbal memory compared to the control group.
Conclusions: We aspire that PSAI can be introduced as an intervention method for police stress beneficial for cognitive amelioration and management of negative feelings and anger.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Occupational stress; Stress management; Police; Cognitive Amelioration; Questionnaire; Validation
Number of references:
120
