Impact of Job - Specific Stressors on Psychological Health of Police Personnel

This study explores the prevalent issue of job stressors among police personnel and its significant impacts on their psychological health and overall well-being. It highlights the critical nature of the profession and the inherent stressors involved, to achieve better organizational and mental health outcomes. Since police personnel are subjected to high levels of stress on everyday basis, it is important their stressors are handled efficiently. The aim of the present study was to determine the various job-related stressors which negatively influence the performance and wellbeing of the police personnel. A sample of 45 police personnel was collected from Jammu district through cluster sampling. The police personnel ages ranged between 20 to 60 years. The statistical tools used in this study were independent sample t-test, one way ANOVA and regression analysis. The results revealed that police stressors significantly impact psychological health (social dysfunction, anxiety and depression, and loss of confidence). Implications of the study for the police personnel are discussed. Based on these results various recommendations have thus been suggested in the paper.