Policewomen acting in self-defense: can psychological disengagement protect self-esteem from the negative outcomes of relative deprivation?
The role of 2 components of psychological disengagement (discounting and devaluing) in the relation between personal relative deprivation and self-esteem was explored in 3 samples of policewomen. Path analyses conducted with the 3 samples revealed that stronger feelings of personal relative deprivation resulted in stronger discounting of work evaluations, which in turn led to devaluing the importance of police work. A negative relation between discounting and self-esteem was observed in all samples. Other related outcomes of disengagement, professional withdrawal and stress, were also evaluated.
Tougas
Francine
F
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. ftougas@uottawa.ca
Rinfret
Natalie
N
Beaton
Ann M
AM
de la Sablonnière
Roxane
R
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000374:Aggression; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016495:Police; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*