Coping behavior of criminal police officers at different stages of professional activity
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The results of the investigation of the peculiarities of the coping behavior and mechanisms of psychological protection of police officers at different stages of professional activity are presented in the article. The study involved 65 criminal police officers, who were divided into two groups depending on the length of service: the first group included 30 policemen of the initial professional training who were just accepted for a job in criminal police units, their length of service was 3 months (46.2%); the second group consisted of 35 officers of criminal police units with 5-15 years of service experience (53.8%). Research methods: theoretical methods involved the analysis and generalization of the provisions of social and psychological literature, classification; the empirical methods — psychodiagnostic test methods, including the questionnaire called "Professional Burnout", the questionnaire for coping strategies, the questionnaire of Life Style Index. The majority of the police officers of both groups were determined to have a low level of professional burnout. It was diagnosed that when solving complex problems, police officers use similar copings (problem-solving planning, self-control, search for social support, careful actions) and the same mechanisms of psychological defense against stress (rationalization, projection, and objection) at different stages of professional activity. A number of statistically significant correlations were found between occupational burnout rates and psychological defense mechanisms and copings.
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Years of service contribute to increased burnout.
“In six studies, years of service contributed to increased burnout (Burke and Mikkelsen, 2006; De la Fuente Solana et al., 2013; Fedorenko et al., 2020; Garbarino et al., 2013; Medina, 2007; Miller et al., 2017).”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Fedorenko et al., 2020
The Results report that officers with 5–15 years of service were more likely to have high professional burnout than officers at the beginning of service. This comparison supports an association, but it does not establish that years of service contributed to the increase. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn police officers with larger police tenure (5-15 years), rationalization was found to decrease burnout.
“On the contrary, in the group of police officers with larger police tenure (5 -15 years), objection was found to increase burnout and rationalization (characterized by cognitive distortions) was found to decrease it (Fedorenko et al., 2020).”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Fedorenko et al., 2020
The Results report an inverse correlation between rationalization and depersonalization among officers with 5–15 years of service, and the Conclusions describe burnout indicators as inversely correlated with rationalization in that group. These correlations do not establish that rationalization decreases burnout. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn five studies, maladaptive coping styles (e.g., avoidance and distancing, manipulative actions, mental disconnection, accepting a lot of responsibility, aggressive and confrontative actions, focusing on emotions, and wishful thinking) were associated with increased burnout in police officers.
“In five studies, mal adaptive coping styles such as avoidance and distancing, manipulative actions, mental disconnection, accepting a lot of responsibility, aggres sive and confrontative actions, focusing on emotions, and wishful thinking were associated with increased burnout (Dur ´ an et al., 2006; Fedorenko et al., 2020; Medina, 2007; Mella and Boutin, 2013; Padyab et al., 2016).”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Fedorenko et al., 2020
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPositive coping strategies (e.g., getting sufficient sleep, taking sufficient breaks from work, positive reappraisal, active coping, seeking social support, being assertive, having self-control, and planning how to solve problems) mitigate burnout levels in police officers, as reported in six studies.
“On the other hand, six studies reported the protective role of healthy coping styles. Positive coping strategies in general, like get ting sufficient sleep, taking sufficient breaks from work, positive reap praisal, active coping, seeking social support, being assertive, having self-control, and planning how to solve problems were found to miti gate burnout levels (Brady, 2017; Dur ´ an et al.,”
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn police officers with larger police tenure (5-15 years), objection was found to increase burnout.
“On the contrary, in the group of police officers with larger police tenure (5 -15 years), objection was found to increase burnout and rationalization (characterized by cognitive distortions) was found to decrease it (Fedorenko et al., 2020).”
From Psychosocial risk and protective factors associated with burnout in police officers: A systematic review (2023) · cites this paper as Fedorenko et al., 2020
The Results passage discussing Table 8 reports a positive correlation between objection and professional burnout among officers with 5–15 years of service. The Conclusions also report a reverse correlation between rationalization and burnout in that group. These associations support the directions stated in the citing sentence, but the paper does not establish that objection increases burnout or that rationalization decreases it. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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- Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, K., FEDORENKO, O., DOTSENKO, V., Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, K., OKHRIMENKO, I., National Academy of Internal Affairs, K., RADCHENKO, K., Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, K., GORBENKO, D., & National Academy of Internal Affairs, K.
- Affiliations
- Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs (UA)
- National Academy of Internal Affairs (UA)
- Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (UA)
- Venue
- BRAIN. BROAD RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE
- Publisher
- Asociatia EduSoft
- Published
- 2020-07-03
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 124-146
- ISSN
- 2068-0473 (ISSN-L)
- 2067-3957
- OpenAlex
- W3039599316
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 12.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- BRAIN BROAD RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE (publishedVersion)
- Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs Institutional Repository (Kharkiv National Medical University) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Keywords
- coping styles, professional burnout, defense mechanisms, length of service, career stages, occupational stress, social support, rationalization, projection
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