Validation of the Police Stress Questionnaire(PSQ) in Korea

To empirically analyze the relationship between job burnout and stress among police officers, this study used the Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) to examine the relationship between job burnout and stress among police officers. In addition, a survey of police officers working in different departments was conducted. A total of 246 data were used in the final analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis was used to test whether the level of the Police Officer Stress Scale influenced police officers' job commitment through hierarchical regression analysis. The results showed that operational job factor stress, operational social factor stress, organizational job factor stress, and organizational social factor stress each increased job burnout. When comparing the relative influence on job burnout, organizational job stress was found to be the most influential variable on job burnout among police officers, followed by organizational social stress. These findings support the active use of the Police Officer Stress Scale and provide policy implications for reducing stress levels through job factors to reduce job burnout among police officers.