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Policing, stress and coping: a characterization study with Oporto Portuguese security police officers

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dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Ana F.
dc.contributor.authorScharf, Ted
dc.contributor.authorHill, Rowena
dc.contributor.authorVilalta, Susanna Rubiol
dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Silva, Patrícia
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-06T10:30:27Z
dc.date.available2026-02-06T10:30:27Z
dc.date.issued2026-01-28
dc.description.abstractPolicing is associated with numerous stressors and challenges inherent to the demands of the profession. This study examined levels of perceived stress and psychological counselling-seeking among police officers in Oporto and investigated the contribution of sociodemographic, coping, and emotional experience variables to stress outcomes. An online survey was administered to squads of the Portuguese National Police (N =123), including the PSS-10, ERQ, and RDEES scales. Over one-third of the officers reported elevated stress levels, yet only 16.7 per cent of those above the clinical threshold had sought counselling. Higher perceived stress was significantly associated with greater emotional suppression and broader emotional range, whereas emotional differentiation showed a potential protective effect. No other significant predictors emerged, including cognitive reappraisal or other sociodemographic and occupational factors, such as years of service, rank, and education. Similarly, none of our variables predicted counselling seeking. Emotion-related processes explained substantially more variance in stress than occupational or sociodemographic variables, reinforcing prior research linking suppression coping to poorer mental health outcomes in policing. These findings underscore the relevance of interventions targeting emotional awareness, adaptive coping, and organizational strategies that reduce mental health stigma and structural barriers to help-seeking, particularly among operational officers. Future research should prioritize systemic, multi-level approaches to support well-being within police organizations.eng
dc.identifier.citationMoreno, A. F., Scharf, T., Hill, R., & Vilalta, S. R. et al. (2026). Policing, stress and coping: a characterization study with Oporto Portuguese security police officers. Policing (Oxford), 20, Article paaf065. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paaf065
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/police/paaf065
dc.identifier.eid105029096497
dc.identifier.issn1752-4512
dc.identifier.other16ec8353-85e2-4f72-b09a-9448dde432ce
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/56948
dc.identifier.wos001672471600001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titlePolicing, stress and coping: a characterization study with Oporto Portuguese security police officerseng
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titlePolicing (Oxford)
oaire.citation.volume20
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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