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Burnout Syndrome in Police Officers and Its Relationship with Physical and Leisure Activities

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  • Blanca Rosa García-Rivera

    (Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle Dorado, Ensenada, BC 22890, Mexico)

  • Jesús Everardo Olguín-Tiznado

    (Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, BC 22860, Mexico)

  • Mónica Fernanda Aranibar

    (Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle Dorado, Ensenada, BC 22890, Mexico)

  • María Concepción Ramírez-Barón

    (Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle Dorado, Ensenada, BC 22890, Mexico)

  • Claudia Camargo-Wilson

    (Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, BC 22860, Mexico)

  • Juan Andrés López-Barreras

    (Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana, BC 20631, Mexico)

  • Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez, CHI 32310, Mexico)

Abstract

No previous studies in Mexico have been found that jointly analyze physical and leisure activities as variables related to mental health in police officers. This paper presents research on burnout in Mexican Police officers. The question it answers is: is there any association of burnout with physical and leisure activities and personal profile? A total of 276 police officers (87% men and 13% women) participated. To obtain information, the Spanish Burnout Inventory and the Operational Police Stress questionnaires were used. A cross sectional study design was utilized with tests of validity and reliability, goodness of fit, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and analysis of k-means clusters. Results showed that a high number of policemen had high prevalence of burnout and a high level of mental exhaustion, and that exercise was positively and significantly related to lower burnout risk. Men showed higher risk than women. Results should be considered to improve interventions and occupational health practices in the police force. This paper improves understanding of burnout among policemen and the importance of exercise and leisure activities to alleviate burnout.

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  • Blanca Rosa García-Rivera & Jesús Everardo Olguín-Tiznado & Mónica Fernanda Aranibar & María Concepción Ramírez-Barón & Claudia Camargo-Wilson & Juan Andrés López-Barreras & Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz, 2020. "Burnout Syndrome in Police Officers and Its Relationship with Physical and Leisure Activities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:15:p:5586-:d:393719
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    1. Alexandra Marcos & Cristina García-Ael & Gabriela Topa, 2020. "The Influence of Work Resources, Demands, and Organizational Culture on Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Citizenship Behaviors of Spanish Police Officers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-21, October.
    2. Mario J. Valladares-Garrido & Luis Eduardo Zapata-Castro & Cinthia Karina Picón-Reategui & Ana Paula Mesta-Pintado & Ronald Alberto Picón-Reategui & Mariana Huaman-Garcia & César Johan Pereira-Victori, 2022. "Association between Working Time and Burnout Syndrome in Peruvian Military during the Second Epidemic Wave of COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-14, October.
    3. Viktor Soltes & Jozef Kubas & Andrej Velas & David Michalík, 2021. "Occupational Safety of Municipal Police Officers: Assessing the Vulnerability and Riskiness of Police Officers’ Work," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-19, May.

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