title: Effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment, and psychological distress in Canadian police officers.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship among Effort, Reward, and Overcommitment dimensions of Siegrist's Effort-Reward Imbalance Model and Psychological Distress in a sample of 78 Canadian police officers. Ages of respondents ranged between 24 and 56 years (M=36.1, SD=8.0). 30% of respondents had been in policing for 16 years or more, 24% between 6 and 15 years, and 44% for 5 years or less. Ordinary least-squares regression was used to evaluate the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. After adjusting for age, sex, education, and marital status, higher levels of Effort-Reward Imbalance and Overcommitment were associated with greater Psychological Distress. Present findings support the utility of the model in this particular occupational group and add to the increasing literature suggesting association of Effort-Reward Imbalance, Overcommitment, and reduced mental health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Janzen
authors.forename: Nazeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muhajarine
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012201:Reward; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*