Coping, stress and suicide ideation in the South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape

Abstract

The objective of this research is to determine the relationship between coping and stress on the one hand and suicide ideation among police members on the other. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The study population (N = 307) consisted of uniformed police members in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The COPE, Police Stress Inventory, Adult Suicide Ideation Questionnaire and a Biographical Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. The results showed that passive coping strategies are related to suicide ideation. A discriminant analysis showed that suicide attempt, passive coping strategies, medical conditions, use of alcohol, problem-focused coping strategies and police-specific demands correctly classified 64.29 per cent of participants who scored high on suicide ideation. JEL I12, I30

A validation of adult suicidal ideation questionnaire among Nigerian University students

“…We retained 22 items on a 5 Likert rating format. The reliability score of ASIQ among university undergraduates in Nigeria is slightly higher than the score among police officers in South Africa 27 . A similar validation study for a suicidal ideation instrument (Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation-PANSI-PI and PANSI-NI) measures both risk and protective factors of suicidal ideation as subscales of the instrument among 514 university students revealed internal consistency figures of .76 and .77 for the two subscales 24 .…”

“…ASIQ has four domains, one of which contains one item. Psychometric properties for ASIQ have been shown among university students in some schools in Asia 26 , and among police officers in South Africa 27 , however, the importance of this scale in the assessment of suicidal ideation needs to be established among young adults in a developing nation like Nigeria as its use can help in preventing completed suicide. Thus, this study was designed to provide evidence of reliability for ASIQ in Nigeria context, secondly to subject the scale to exploratory factor analyses which according to Watkins 28 is to ensure that orders and structures among measured variables are economically known and to determine the subdomains of the scale.…”

Depression, suicidality and associated risk factors among police officers in urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

“…The differences in rates between developed and developing countries warrant further investigations. 14 34 35 Police officers’ exposure to traumatic incidences and violence predisposes them to PTSD and substance use as a coping mechanism, which increased risk of suicidality. 13 33 …”

Pengekangan Penggunaan Senjata Api Sebagai Akses Bagi Beban Kerja Untuk Mempengaruhi Berfikir Ide Bunuh Diri Menggunakan Senjara Api

“…Hasil penelitian ada yang telah mendapatkan fakta bahwa hasrat yang berlebihan menjadi faktor utama bagi kemunculan ide bunuh diri, dan ketika disertai dengan intrusive thoughts ide bunuh diri menjadi bertambah tinggi (Steyn, R., Vawda, N., Wyatt, G.E., Williams, J.K., Madu, 2013). Penelitian lainnya memperlihatkan hasil bahwa skor yang rendah pada kesadaran, stabilitas emosi, pendekatan coping, dan menjalankan religi sebagai menghindari coping dengan skor yang tinggi berhubungan dengan banyak ide bunuh diri (Meyer, R., Rothman, S., Pienaar, 2003). Eksposure yang mengakibatkan traumatis dapat meningkatkan resiko tingginya tingkat gejala PTSD, yang kemudian dapat meningkatkan resiko konsumsi alkohol yang tinggi dan ide bunuh diri (Violanti, 2004).…”