Job stress, burnout and coping strategies in the South African police service
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Job stress, burnout and coping strategies in the South African police service | |
| Creator | Mostert, K Joubert, AF | |
| Description | The objective of this study was to determine if coping strategies could moderate the relationship between occupational stressand burnout in a sample of police officers. A cross-sectional design was used. A stratified random sample (n=340) was takenof police members in the Western Cape. The Police Stress Invesntory, Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey and COPEquestionnaire were administered. Structural equation modelling showed that occupational stress due to job demands and alack of resources leads to burnout. Two coping strategies were identified, namely avoidance coping and approach coping(consisting of active coping, emotional support and turning to religion). Avoidance coping moderated the relationshipbetween occupational stress and burnout. Approach coping had an independent effect on burnout. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2015-01-13 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v8i1.1282 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 8, No 1 (2005); 39-53 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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