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  • Occupational Health Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Sociology of Work

Background:

  • Police officers face significant occupational stressors contributing to burnout.
  • Understanding the multifaceted determinants of police burnout is crucial for officer well-being and operational effectiveness.
  • Previous research has identified various risk factors, but the unique impact of organizational factors requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key psychosocial risk factors and individual variables associated with burnout in police officers.
  • To clarify the specific impact of organizational justice and organizational identification on police burnout.
  • To inform the development of targeted interventions for preventing and mitigating burnout in law enforcement.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional online anonymous survey was administered to 573 members of the National Republican Guard (GNR) in Portugal.
  • Validated measures assessed burnout (exhaustion, disengagement), psychosocial risk factors, self-care, empathy (cognitive, affective), organizational justice, and organizational identification.
  • Multiple regression analysis was employed, controlling for demographic variables.

Main Results:

  • Quantitative demands and affective empathy emerged as significant risk factors for both exhaustion and disengagement.
  • Meaningful work, organizational justice (distributive, procedural, interactional), and organizational identification were identified as protective factors against burnout.
  • Several previously considered variables did not show a unique impact on burnout when controlling for other factors.

Conclusions:

  • Interventions aimed at reducing burnout in police officers should focus on managing job demands and enhancing affective empathy.
  • Fostering a sense of meaningful work, promoting organizational justice, and strengthening organizational identification are key strategies for protecting officers.
  • These findings underscore the need for theoretical models and practical strategies to address police burnout effectively.