Association between psychosomatic symptoms and work stress among Taiwan police officers

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

陸洛¹  Luo Lu¹  Ke-Hsin Chueh²  闕可欣²  顏正芳³  Cheng-Fang Yen³  楊美賞⁴  Mei-Sang Yang⁴ 

[1] Department of Business Administration, National Taiwan University, Taipei;Department of Nursing, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, Taiwan;Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;

关键词: Police officers;    Psychosomatic symptoms;    Social support;    Work stress;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.kjms.2010.12.008

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the study was to explore the association between the severity of psychosomatic symptoms and perceived work stress among male police officers in southern Taiwan. By stratified random sampling, a total of 698 male police officers were recruited into this study (the response rate was 73.4%; 512 of 698). A structured self-administered questionnaire on demographic and working characteristics, the severity of psychosomatic symptoms, perceived work stress, and social support was used to collect data anonymously. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that (1) the police officers who perceived high-work stress reported more severe psychosomatic symptoms than those who perceived low-work stress; and (2) perceived social support had a moderating effect on the association between severity of psychosomatic symptoms and perceived work stress. Perceived work stress is an indicator of psychosomatic symptoms in police officers. Strategies for reducing psychosomatic symptoms of police officers include police administrators taking into account the level of work stress as well as more attention being paid to the resources of social support.

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