Connection of Police Strategies for Coping with Workplace Problems to Stress in Two Countries

• NCJ Number: 235207
• Journal: International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 35 Issue: 2 Dated: May 2011 Pages: 89-103
• Author(s): Merry Morash; Seok Jin Jeongb; Robin N. Haarr; Vincent Hoffman
• Date Published: May 2011
• Length: 15 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

This research examined United States and South Korea police job-related stressors and coping strategies.

Abstract

This research examined the direct effects of coping strategies on stress and the moderating effects of coping strategies on the associations between workplace problems experienced by police and stress in South Korea and the United States. Data revealed that coping strategies did not change the strength of connections between workplace problems and stress. Especially in the United States, the use of escape as a coping strategy was related to high stress. Findings were most consistent with the use of organizational-level interventions to increase police officers' job control and advancement opportunities, and pointed to the need to consider support as a way to limit stress. (Published Abstract)