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  • Police Management
  • Organizational Behavior

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  • The UK Health and Safety Executive's Stress Management Competency Framework (SMCF) and Stress Management Competency Indicator Tool (SMCIT) assess line manager behaviors.
  • The application of the SMCIT within the policing sector is an underexplored area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate English police officers' perceptions of their line managers' competencies based on the SMCF.
  • To determine the association between perceived line manager development needs and officer mental wellbeing and work attitudes.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was administered to 263 police officers, including the SMCIT, psychological distress, resilience, and work engagement measures.
  • Bivariate correlations and binary logistic regression analyses were employed to examine relationships between variables.

Main Results:

  • Around 50% of officers identified development needs in their line managers concerning work management, individual team management, and reasoning skills.
  • Approximately 25% noted development needs in the 'Respectful and Responsible' competency area.
  • Perceived line manager development needs were linked to significantly increased odds (up to four-fold) of psychological distress, low resilience, and low work engagement.

Conclusions:

  • The SMCF competencies are pertinent to the English policing context.
  • Line manager behaviors, as assessed by the SMCIT, provide a foundation for developing stress reduction interventions in policing.