Social support, burnout syndrome and occupational exhaustion among mexican traffic police agents
Abstract
The consequences of work-related stress on health are worrisome, and by the same token, so is Burnout Syndrome. However, it has been shown that social support can prevent, reduce or even combat individuals' responses to stress. A descriptive, transverse study was carried out with the objective of determining the prevalence of both Burnout Syndrome and receiving social support for traffic police in Mexico. 875 traffic police participated in the study, men and women alike, from all work shifts, day and night. Three questionnaires were administered: one to record sociodemographic and professional data, as well as the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the modified Diaz Veiga Social Resources Inventory. Our data analysis obtained frequencies and percentages and also identified associations between the study's variables. The prevalence of Burnout Syndrome was found to be 54.9% among the study's participants. The social support networks designated as "low or poor" were shown to be associated with Burnout Syndrome, with p values less than .05, an odds ratio (OR) greater than 1 and a confidence interval that did not include the number one. In spite of the strong network of social support reported by participants, it seems that those social effects were not strong enough to combat Burnout Syndrome, and some resolution strategy ought to be implemented at the individual, group and organizational levels.
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In Beltran et al. (2009), the frequency and satisfaction of family-related social support increased the risk of burnout among Mexican traffic police officers.
“The frequency and satisfaction of family- related social support increased the risk”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Beltran et al. (2009)
In Beltran et al. (2009), the frequency and satisfaction of work-related social support increased the risk of burnout among Mexican traffic police officers.
“The frequency and satisfaction of work- related social support increased the risk of burnout.”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Beltran et al. (2009)
High exposure and satisfaction related to family support are associated with increased burnout in police officers (in one study).
“High exposure and satisfaction related to family support were associated with increased burnout in one study whilst, in another, mitigated burnout levels (Baruch-Feldman et al., 2002; Beltran et al., 2009).”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Beltran et al., 2009
Higher exposure and satisfaction from work-related support is associated with higher risk of burnout for police officers.
“However, one study found that the higher the exposure and the satisfaction gathered from work-related support the higher the risk of burnout for police officers (Beltran et al., 2009).”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Beltran et al., 2009
Family support mitigates burnout levels in police officers (in another study).
“High exposure and satisfaction related to family support were associated with increased burnout in one study whilst, in another, mitigated burnout levels (Baruch-Feldman et al., 2002; Beltran et al., 2009).”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Beltran et al., 2009
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- Authors
- Beltrán, C. A., Moreno, M. P., Estrada, J. G. S., López, T. M. T., & Rodríguez, M. G. A.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Guadalajara (MX)
- Corresponding author
- Beltrán, Carolina Aranda
- Venue
- The Spanish journal of psychology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2009-11
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 585-592
- ISSN
- 1138-7416 (ISSN-L)
- 1988-2904
- OpenAlex
- W1971891452
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Spanish Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Emotional Labor in Professions
- Keywords
- burnout, social support, occupational exhaustion, traffic police, occupational stress, social support networks, burnout prevalence, occupational health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Burnout, Professional, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Mexico, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Social Support, Work Schedule Tolerance, Police, Young Adult
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