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Occupational Stress and Coping among Portuguese Military Police Officers

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Gomes, A. R., A. Rui, Afonso, J. M. P., Jorge M. P.·2016·Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
DOI 10.12804/apl34.1.2016.04
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Abstract

This study describes the professional experience of military police officers from the Portuguese Republican National Guard (N = 95). We focused on the main sources and consequences of stress and the coping strategies used to deal with stress. The evaluation protocol included one closed-ended question and four open-ended questions. Data analysis of meaningful text segments was conceptually based and data categorization followed deductive content analysis. Results allowed the identification of 483 meaning units. Factors intrinsic to the job and the relationships at work were the main stressors referred by participants. The consequences of stressors were evident at an individual level, affecting family, psychological, and physical/health domains. The coping strategies used to deal with the main source of stress in the professional career were focused on problem solving (e.g., active confrontation) and emotional regulation (e.g., situation acceptance). Practical implications and future avenues of research with these professionals are discussed.

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Authors
Gomes, A. R., & Afonso, J. M. P.
Affiliations
University of Minho (PT)
ORCID
Gomes, A. R., A. Rui
Venue
Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
Publisher
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Published
2016-01-15
Volume
34
Issue
1
Pages
47-65
ISSN
  • 1794-4724 (ISSN-L)
  • 2145-4515
DOI
10.12804/apl34.1.2016.04
OpenAlex
W2196400121
Cited by
19
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2
FWCI
1.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Desafíos (Universidad del Rosario) (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords
occupational stress, coping, military police officers, police officers, Portuguese police

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