Different stressors affecting mental stress of city policemen in Nagpur: a cross sectional study

Sandip Zurmure; Shilpa Lanjewar; Uday Narlawar

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Different stressors affecting mental stress of city policemen in Nagpur: a cross sectional study

Sandip Zurmure, Shilpa Lanjewar, Uday Narlawar

Abstract :

Introduction – Stress is a complex phenomenon. An individual‘s experience of stress depends upon numerous aspects related to personality, environment, sociocultural situation, and several contextual factors. Occupational stress is a matter of concern in the current scenario. Occupational stress results in disruption of the psychological as well as physiological homeostasis of the individual, leading to deviant functioning in the working environment. Material and Methods – It was Cross sectional study. Study setting were City Police stations till sample size achieved. Random selection of Policeperson was done who have completed one year of job. Sample size was 178. Study conducted from sept 2015 –Dec 2017.The data collection was done between August 2016 and August 2017. All eligible policemen selected randomly and examined. The Professional Life Stress Test by Fontana was used. Results – Prevalence of mental stress– 51%. Different stressors among the police personnel shows that most common stressor was unsettled conflicts with colleagues (80%) followed by other stressors like not having enough time to spend (68%), unable to speak mind to boss (66%) and others stressors. Conclusion – Most common stressor was unsettled conflicts with colleagues (80%) followed by other stressors like not having enough time to spend (68%). Different stressors acted for different policemen