Chronic stressors and burnout in Dutch police officers: Two studies into the complex role of coping self-efficacy

Frontiers in Psychology

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Liselotte Marina Josephine Eikenhout¹  Roos Delahaij²  Karen Van Dam¹  Wim Kamphuis²  Inge Leonie Hulshof¹  Joris Van Ruysseveldt¹ 

[1] Faculty of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands;Human Behaviour & Training, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

关键词: burnout;    Coping self-efficacy;    police officers;    Conservation of Resources;    resource depletion;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1054053

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Burnout complaints are high for Dutch police officers. According to Hobfoll’s Conservation of Resources theory, resources such as coping self-efficacy can play an important role in the burnout process. The aim of this study was to investigate the buffering effect of coping self-efficacy on burnout, as well as a possible depletion effect of burnout on coping self-efficacy. As such, this research consists of two studies namely, a two-wave study (N=166) and three-wave study (N=95) on Dutch police officers. They expand on previous research regarding coping resources and police burnout. Both studies show that the chronic stressor, work scheduling, was positively associated with burnout. Also, coping self-efficacy weakened the effect of work scheduling (Study 1) and workload (Study 2) on burnout. Moreover, there was a direct negative relationship between burnout and coping self-efficacy, indicating that burnout can lead to lower coping resources, instigating a potential cycle of resource loss and burnout. Further investigation into this depletion effect is required to provide police officers and organisations with tools to prevent burnout.

【 授权许可】

CC BY