Police officers ; Female ; Job stress ; Health Promotion behavior ; Quality of life
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of job stress and health promotion behaviors
with the quality of life in female riot police officers. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted, and a
convenience sample of 182 female riot police officers from 5 Metropolitan Police Agencies in South Korea. All
participants completed a self-administered survey questionnaire that assessed job stress, health promotion
behavior, and quality of life in May 2018. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, and
correlation and multiple linear regression analyses, all of which were executed using SPSS/WIN 23.0 and STATA
13.0. Results: The level of job stress among participants was moderate, and the mean was 45.25 out of a maximum
possible score of 100. The mean scores that emerged for health promotion behaviors and the quality of life were
2.62 (maximum=4) and 56.59 (maximum=100), respectively. Job stress (r=-.380, p<.001) and health promotion
behaviors (r=.559, p<.001) were correlated with the quality of life. The statistically significant predictors of the
quality of life were job stress (β=-.212, p=.001) and health promotion behaviors (β=.417, p<.001). Conclusion:
The variables that were associated with the quality of life of female riot police officers were job stress and health
promotion behaviors. Therefore, interventions that can enhance job stress management and health promotion
behaviors are needed to improve the quality of life of female riot police officers.