Police officer job satisfaction in relation to mood,well-being, and alcohol consumption.
The authors examined job satisfaction, job stress, and thoughts of quitting in relation to positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and alcohol consumption among police officers. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed that 2 dimensions, positive affect and negative affect, provided a clear family-tree organizational framework for representing the otherwise confusing pattern of associations between job and well-being variables. Job satisfaction was primarily associated with positive affect, life satisfaction, and self-esteem; job stress was primarily associated with negative affect and alcohol consumption; thoughts of quitting had moderate loadings on both factors. The 2-dimensional framework may prove useful as a guide in reviewing research in this field and in selecting constructs and measures for inclusion in future research.
Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. brian.oconnor@lakeheadu.ca
Andrea
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Kohan
Brian P
BP
O'Connor
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D016495:Police