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Lauran Easton1, John Synnott2, Dara Mojtahedi2
1Merseyside Police, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in psychology
|August 22, 2025
Resumen
Los agentes de policía que investigan el abuso sexual infantil se enfrentan a riesgos para su bienestar mental. Las estrategias de afrontamiento poco saludables, como la auto-culpa, están vinculadas a resultados negativos graves, lo que pone de relieve la necesidad de un mejor apoyo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psicología
- Criminología
- Salud en el trabajo
Sus antecedentes:
- El abuso sexual infantil de la policía (CSA) puede afectar negativamente la salud psicológica de los oficiales.
- Existen investigaciones limitadas sobre las estrategias de afrontamiento empleadas por el personal policial que se ocupa de casos de CSA.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el bienestar ocupacional y las estrategias de afrontamiento del personal policial involucrado en la investigación y salvaguardia de CSA.
- Identificar la relación entre los mecanismos específicos de afrontamiento y el bienestar mental en esta población.
Principales métodos:
- Se llevó a cabo una encuesta con 68 agentes de policía que investigan o protegen casos de CSA.
- Los participantes informaron sobre el bienestar ocupacional (compasión, satisfacción, agotamiento, estrés traumático secundario, depresión) y las estrategias de afrontamiento.
Principales resultados:
- La mayoría de los encuestados informaron de un nivel bajo a moderado de bienestar ocupacional negativo.
- Una minoría que usaba ventilación, auto-culpabilidad y desconexión conductual reportó un grave bienestar mental negativo.
Conclusiones:
- Las organizaciones policiales deben apoyar a los oficiales en la adopción de estrategias de afrontamiento saludables para mitigar el estrés en el lugar de trabajo.
- Las investigaciones futuras deben identificar enfoques efectivos de afrontamiento centrados en el problema para el personal policial expuesto al CSA.
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