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Effort-reward imbalance and overcommitment at work,associations with police burnout

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Violanti, John M., Mnatsakanova, Anna, Andrew, Michael E., Allison, Penelope, Gu, Ja Kook, Fekedulegn, Desta·2018·Police Quarterly
DOI 10.1177/1098611118774764PMC PMC6423541
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The present study examined associations of effort–reward imbalance (ERI) and overcommitment at work with burnout among police officers using data from 200 (mean age = 46 years, 29% women) officers enrolled in the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress Study. ERI and overcommitment were assessed using Siegrist’s “effort/reward” questionnaire. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey was used to assess burnout and its three subscales (exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy). Analysis of covariance was used to examine mean values of burnout scores across quartiles of ERI and overcommitment. Linear regression was used to test for linear trend. ERI and overcommitment were positively and significantly associated with cynicism and exhaustion (trend p value < .001), while professional efficacy showed an inverse association with overcommitment ( p = .026). Cynicism and exhaustion scores were significantly higher in officers who reported both overcommitment and ERI compared with their counterparts ( p < .001). The results suggest that ERI and overcommitment at work are determinants of higher cynicism and exhaustion. The inverse association of overcommitment with professional efficacy (an indicator of engagement at work) suggests that extreme involvement in work may negatively affect efficacy. Overcommitment may be related to a need for approval and inability of officers to withdraw from work, even in an off-duty status. Police agencies should consider organizational remedies to maintain acceptable levels of commitment by officers. In addition, there is a need to monitor and improve effort–reward imbalance experienced by officers.

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Authors
Violanti, J. M., Mnatsakanova, A., Andrew, M. E., Allison, P., Gu, J. K., & Fekedulegn, D.
Affiliations
  • University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Corresponding author
Violanti, John M.
ORCID
Venue
Police Quarterly
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2018-05-21
Volume
21
Issue
4
Pages
440-460
ISSN
  • 1098-6111 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-745X
DOI
10.1177/1098611118774764
PMC
PMC6423541
OpenAlex
W2804242289
Cited by
91
References
56
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FWCI
9.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Police Quarterly (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1R01OH009640-01A1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
Keywords
effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment, cynicism, exhaustion, professional efficacy, occupational stress, police officers, work engagement

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