1. Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Predictors Among Spanish Police and Armed Forces During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain.
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Gracia-Lanchares, Susana, Garrido-Hernansaiz, Helena, Bueno-Guerra, Nereida, and Rodríguez, Rocio
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POST-traumatic stress disorder , *PEARSON correlation (Statistics) , *RESEARCH funding , *PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout , *DATA analysis , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *PSYCHOLOGY of military personnel , *EMOTIONS , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *POLICE psychology , *STATISTICS , *DATA analysis software , *SOCIAL support , *COVID-19 pandemic , *REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
Objective: To assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the police and armed forces. Methods: Participants (N = 242) completed an online survey that assessed posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), burnout, emotional suppression, and labor and sociodemographic variables. Mean difference, correlation, and stepwise linear regression tests were performed. Results: One-third of participants showed severe PTSS, linked to patrolling duties, very frequent contact with other people, fear of contagion, perceived pandemic severity, living with at-risk people, taking a COVID-19 test, working more than normal, suffering an assault, having little vacation, and having to distance from loved ones. PTSS also correlated with the burnout dimensions and emotional suppression. Three-quarters had not received any support from their workplace. Conclusions: Effective interventions to optimize these professionals' personal, social, and working conditions are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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