title: Policewomen acting in self-defense: can psychological disengagement protect self-esteem from the negative outcomes of relative deprivation?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. ftougas@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Francine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tougas
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rinfret
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Beaton
authors.forename: Roxane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de la Sablonnière
mesh_terms: 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*