Factors Affecting Police Stress: A Study of Maharashtra Pol,2Dr. Surya Rashmi Rawat, ice

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Shikha Mann, et. al.

Abstract

Purpose:


Police officers are vulnerable to experience work stress, whatever the field or function they perform. Stress is police is complex given the multitude of factors that can result in stress for the police personnel. Literature has identified several different stressors for the police. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence work stress on police officers.


Methodology:


It is a quantitative study wherein sing a sample for 402 police personnel from the Ahmednagar and Jalnadistrict of Maharashtra, the key stressors for the police personnel were examined. Respondents were given the modified Police Stress Survey (PSS). Stressors for police were identified by doing factor analysis. These factors and their explanations are then delved into to appreciate the context of the work.


Findings:


After a factor analysis was done it was found that four key categories of stressors that are relevant for the sample are Factor1 with 9 items were measuring organisational Characteristics with variance of 26.49%, Factor 2 with 8 items measuring nature of work in police department with variance of 18.39%, Factor 3 with 3 items measuring public dealing of police while on job with variance of 8.32% and Factor 4 with 3 items measuring personal characteristics of police with variance of 7.82%.


Research Limitations:


The factor analysis is done using Police Stress Survey, if any other stress scale is used, finds may differ and other factors may uncover.


Originality/ Value:


There is dearth of studies on Police. Since this study is on stress with specific reference to Police, it has added to limited literature/ research that is available on Indian Police.

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et. al., S. M. . (2021). Factors Affecting Police Stress: A Study of Maharashtra Pol,2Dr. Surya Rashmi Rawat, ice. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education (TURCOMAT), 12(4), 1110–1116. Retrieved from https://turcomat.org/index.php/turkbilmat/article/view/608
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