Sources of occupational stress in the police personnel of North India: An exploratory study

BACKGROUND: Police personnel in India are subjected to several distinct occupational stressors which impact their mental health and their work performance negatively. AIM: The study aimed to explore various sources of stress among police personnel. METHOD: In this study, 100 constables, 100 inspecto...

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Autores principales: Singh, Shweta, Kar, Sujita Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023272
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.157012
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Police personnel in India are subjected to several distinct occupational stressors which impact their mental health and their work performance negatively. AIM: The study aimed to explore various sources of stress among police personnel. METHOD: In this study, 100 constables, 100 inspectors and 100 police officers of Uttar Pradesh, were evaluated using the occupational stress questionnaire. This was subjected to the quantitative as well as the qualitative analysis. RESULT: Occupational stress was commonly perceived among all police personnel, but the major attributes of stress in various groups were diverse.

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