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. 2023 Jan 27;20(3):2253.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032253.

Predictors, Mediators and Moderators of Police Work-Related Stress: A Scoping Review

Yuen-Kiu Cheung  1 , Jessica Chi-Mei Li  1
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Predictors, Mediators and Moderators of Police Work-Related Stress: A Scoping Review

Yuen-Kiu Cheung et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Owing to the complication in organisation, the dangerous job nature and the rise of demonstrations and protests across the world in the past decade, police work-related stress has become a topic of global concern. This review aimed to provide an understanding of predictors, mediators and moderators of police work-related stress from a multi-level perspective. Using a scoping review approach underpinned by the six-stage methodological framework, studies were found from six electronic databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, Sociological Abstracts, Scopus, PsycINFO and PsychiatryOnline) and grey literature sources. Thirty studies were yielded across 35,446 participants from 12 locations. This review contributes to a systematic understanding of the factors affecting police work-related stress by identifying six predictors, four mediators and three moderators. It then discusses limitations and future research.

Keywords: police; stressors; work-related stress.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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