Occupational Stress among Nigerian Police Officers: An Examination of the Coping Strategies and the Consequences

Wakil, Ajibola Asekun

doi:10.4314/afrrev.v9i4.2

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“…The literature generally concludes and research (both old and new, e.g. Jackson and Maslach, 1982; Wakil, 2015) suggests that police officer stress is directly related to more frequent use of tobacco, as officers turn to tobacco to cope with occupational stress. Various studies have attempted to gauge the extent to which law enforcement officers smoke.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Law enforcement officers frequently turn to alcohol to self-medicate (Ménard and Arter, 2013) and help them cope (Jackson and Maslach, 1982) with the various stressors mentioned above. Wakil (2015) has linked organizational, operational, external, and personal stressors to officer alcohol consumption. More specifically, work stress leads to anxiety and depression, which increases officer alcohol consumption (Swatt et al, 2007) and has also been directly linked to alcohol consumption (see Kohan and O’Connor, 2000).…”

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Predicting state police officer alcohol consumption and use of tobacco

Copenhaver

Tewksbury

2018

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Criminal justice research has well documented the fact that law enforcement officers experience a significant amount of stress. Research also suggests law enforcement officers use tobacco (which is not healthy at any rate) and alcohol at rates exceeding those of other populations. Although several studies have documented the above across a wide variety of law enforcement populations, research has not previously explored the extent to which state police officers use tobacco and alcohol. Because no studies explore state law enforcement officer use of tobacco and alcohol, no studies exist that identify factors predictive of state police officer use of alcohol and tobacco. This study addresses these gaps in the literature by surveying all sworn state police officers of one state police agency. Policy recommendations, as they pertain to reducing state police officer use of alcohol and tobacco are discussed below.

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Predicting state police officer alcohol consumption and use of tobacco

Copenhaver

Tewksbury

2018

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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“…3.5.4 and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version.16 for windows. Variables were loaded into Epidata V. 3.5.4 for descriptive statistics and frequency tables and then exported to SPSS V. 16. Logistic regression analysis was used to model the association of sociodemographic indicators with smoking.…”

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“…Police officers are required to maintain readiness and optimum levels of performance as they operate in numerous environments, ranging from urban locations to remote theaters of operation. Police officers also, unfortunately, belong to the category of professions whose occupational culture increases vulnerability to smoking cigarettes [13][14][15][16] . Studies conducted in developed countries found that tobacco use is higher among police officers compared to the general population.…”

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Factors influencing cigarette smoking among police and costs of an officer smoking in the workplace at Nsambya Barracks, Uganda

Basaza

Kukunda

Otieno³

et al. 2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION Studies in several countries indicate that being a police officer is a risk factor for tobacco use. Currently, no such studies have been performed among police officers in Uganda, or in Africa generally. The aim of this study is to assess prevalence and costs of smoking among Ugandan police officers. METHODS A multistage survey model was employed to sample police officers (n=349) that included an observational cross-sectional survey and an annual costanalysis approach. The study setting was confined to Nsambya Police Barracks, in Kampala city. RESULTS Police officers smoke 4.8 times higher than the general public (25.5% vs 5.3%). Risk factors included lower age, higher education and working in guard and general duties units. The findings show that the annual cost of smoking due to productivity loss could be up to US$5.521 million and US$57.316 million for excess healthcare costs. These costs represent 45.

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“…Prior research on workplace stress among Police Officers in Nigeria is limited. 10,[18][19][20] Most researchers have focused on the predictors of workplace stress among the police officer 10,18,19 and fewer still have examined their coping mechanism. 18 Hence, the purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of stress and coping mechanism among police officers in Oyo State, South Western Nigeria.…”

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Experience of Stress and Coping Mechanism Among Police Officers in South Western Nigeria

John-Akinola

Ajayi

Oluwasanu

2020

Int Q Community Health Educ

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Prior research on stress among police officers in Nigeria is limited. Most researchers have focused on the predictors of workplace stress among the police officer, and fewer still have examined their coping mechanisms. This study assessed the stress experienced and coping mechanism among police officers in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study, which utilized a pretested self-administered questionnaire. The study population included 342 selected respondents using a multistage sampling technique from police stations in Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2 test, and Fisher’s exact test at p = .05. Results revealed that majority (92.5%) of the respondents had poor knowledge of stress with a mean knowledge of 5.4 ± 1.7. Majority (80.1%) of the respondents reported experience of stress such as feeling depressed sometimes at work, while 60.5% said that they usually have headache and body ache. In addition, 36.9% had good coping mechanism and more than half (58.8%) had a fair coping mechanism with a mean coping score of 5.0 ± 3.0. This study showed that knowledge of stressors was poor and respondents perceived that they experienced stress and its symptoms. Strategies such as training using teaching, discussion, and explanation to educate the police officers about stress and its coping mechanism and policy interventions to facilitate the construction of standard stress management centers would be appropriate strategies to reduce stress, increase the knowledge of police officers on stressors, and enhance their coping mechanism.

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Occupational Stress among Nigerian Police Officers: An Examination of the Coping Strategies and the Consequences

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Predicting state police officer alcohol consumption and use of tobacco

Predicting state police officer alcohol consumption and use of tobacco

Factors influencing cigarette smoking among police and costs of an officer smoking in the workplace at Nsambya Barracks, Uganda

Experience of Stress and Coping Mechanism Among Police Officers in South Western Nigeria

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