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Coping under pressure: police-specific stressors and mental health in Catalonia police forces

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dc.contributor.authorMoreno, Ana F.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Silva, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorHill, Rowena
dc.contributor.authorVilalta, Susanna Rubiol
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-12T15:24:14Z
dc.date.available2026-05-12T15:24:14Z
dc.date.issued2026-04-21
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Police officers are exposed to elevated psychological risks due to both operational and organizational stressors. Additionally, police officers tend to resort to avoidant coping strategies, which exacerbate poor mental health outcomes, such as burnout and PTSD. Methods: This study aims to examine clinical symptoms (stress, anxiety, depression), coping styles, and perceived stressors among police forces from Catalonia, Spain. A total of 741 officers completed an online survey comprising DASS-21, PSQ-Op, PSQ-Org, Brief COPE and brief open-ended questions. Results: Overall, both operational and organizational stressors were significant predictors of clinical symptoms, with the latter revealing a more pronounced impact. Avoidant coping emerged as the strongest risk factor for distress, while problem-focused coping emerged as a possible protective factor, especially against depression. Both gender and years of service influenced coping strategies: i) female officers reported higher use of adaptive coping, while male officers scored higher in avoidant coping; and ii) more experienced officers reported lower anxiety symptoms but also lower use of active coping strategies. Discussion: These findings underscore the importance of addressing both organizational culture and individual-level factors in promoting psychological resilience, while considering gender and career stage to support sustainable mental health within police forces.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1800257
dc.identifier.otherf4b55021-fdeb-4c0f-aa79-42ce84e3e4af
dc.identifier.pmcPMC13139197
dc.identifier.pmid42094832
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/57690
dc.identifier.wos001755971500001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPoliceeng
dc.subjectOrganizational stresseng
dc.subjectOperational stresseng
dc.subjectCopingeng
dc.subjectGendereng
dc.subjectYears of serviceeng
dc.subjectWellbeingeng
dc.titleCoping under pressure: police-specific stressors and mental health in Catalonia police forces
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.volume17
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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