title: Sources of occupational stress in the police personnel of North India: An exploratory study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Police personnel in India are subjected to several distinct occupational stressors which impact their mental health and their work performance negatively.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study aimed to explore various sources of stress among police personnel.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, 100 constables, 100 inspectors and 100 police officers of Uttar Pradesh, were evaluated using the occupational stress questionnaire. This was subjected to the quantitative as well as the qualitative analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Occupational stress was commonly perceived among all police personnel, but the major attributes of stress in various groups were diverse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sujita Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kar
keywords: Occupational stress; police personnel; qualitative analysis