title: Demographic factors as predictors of coping strategies among police officers.
abstract: This study examined the effects of demographic factors on coping responses among police officers. A sample of 233 police officers completed the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988). The regression analysis showed that the higher the reported educational attainment, the more police officers reported coping which was emotion-focused and seeking social support. The rank of the officer was directly related to reported emotion-focused coping. These results are discussed relative to research on the relations of demographic factors and coping responses among police officers.
authors.affiliation: Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, New York University, New York 10003, USA.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003710:Demography; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D016495:Police; D012944:Social Support