警务工作压力与警察饮食失调有关
1Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
The International journal of eating disorders
|December 14, 2024
概括
警官经历了显著的饮食失调症状,男性报告了更多的暴饮暴食,女性报告了更多的身体不满. 警方的行动压力与两性饮食失调有关,这凸显了针对性干预的必要性.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 警官面临着高度的操作压力,增加了他们患精神健康问题的风险.
- 饮食失调 (DE) 在执法部门的研究不足,尽管它有潜在的影响.
研究的目的:
- 在男性和女性警察之间比较DE症状.
- 检查行动警察压力和DE症状之间的联系.
- 调查身体质量指数 (BMI) 和性别作为这种关联的调节者.
主要方法:
- 在北卡罗来纳州调查了476名警察.
- 使用行动警察压力调查问卷评估行动警察压力.
- 使用饮食病理症状清单测量ED症状,并收集身高和体重数据.
主要成果:
- 与女性相比,男性军官报告过多的暴饮暴食,过度运动,肌肉建设和对肥胖的负面态度.
- 警方的行动压力与大多数DE症状有正相关性,不包括过度炼.
- 体重指数和性别并没有显著调节操作压力和ED症状之间的关系.
结论:
- 饮食失调是男性和女性警察普遍关注的问题.
- 对于这种高压力职业,建议通过体检期间的定期查进行早期检测.
- 进一步的研究和有针对性的干预措施对于解决警察人口中的DE至关重要.
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