RT Article
T1 Stress management and health promotion intervention program for police forces
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 22
IS 2
SP 148
OP 158
A1 Liakopoulou, Dimitra
A2 Chrousos, George P. 1951-
A2 Darviri, Christina
A2 Tigani, Xanthi
A2 Varvogli, Liza
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1761107321
AB Police are exposed to considerable amounts of stress while undertaking their work; confronting not only a plethora of stress factors common to the field of work, but also frequently experienced violence, aggression, environmental stressors and traumatic events, thus leading to poor physical and mental health. This study aims to expand evidence on the role of stress management in police forces. The study concerns a randomized control trial in a sample of police officers (N = 54) randomly separated into intervention and control groups. The intervention group (N = 27) underwent Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention (PSAI), a novel 8-week non-pharmaceutical self-referring intervention, whereas the control group completed self-reported questionnaires that were used pre- and post-intervention in both groups. The majority of participants were males in their mid-30s, with tertiary education, married, and had been working in police forces for more than a decade; more than half were shift workers. Statistical analyses revealed beneficial changes in the intervention group for the variables anger in, negative affect, cognitive speed and verbal memory compared with the control group. We aspire to the introduction of PSAI as a method that have beneficial effects on police stress, cognitive amelioration and management of negative feelings and anger.
K1 Occupational
K1 Anger
K1 cognitive amelioration
K1 Police
K1 Police forces
K1 Stress management
K1 Work
DO 10.1177/1461355719898202