Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2024 Sep 5:12:1423103.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1423103. eCollection 2024.

How does the double-track human resource management model contribute to job burnout and mental health among Chinese government departments? A Chinese police study

Zhengyan Liang  1 , Min Yao  2 , Hao Li  2 , Jiayu Chen  2 , Mei Yang  2 , Tian Tang  1 , Hong Ye  1 , Yuqing Zeng  2 , Minqiang Zhang  2
Affiliations

How does the double-track human resource management model contribute to job burnout and mental health among Chinese government departments? A Chinese police study

Zhengyan Liang et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the contribution of the double-track human resource management model to the job performance and mental health of frontline police within China's public security organs.

Methodology: An individual-centered approach, latent profile analysis (LPA), was utilized in this study, which used cluster sampling to survey all police of all 118 frontline police stations in an economically underdeveloped area of China and 839 personnel were selected for the analysis. This method allowed for a detailed examination of the contribution of the double-track system to job performance and mental health.

Findings and conclusion: The study identified three subtypes of job burnout among Chinese police: low job burnout, medium job burnout, and emotional exhaustion type. The double-track human resource management model in China's public security organs has contributed to significant disparities between civilian and auxiliary police, such as more severe job burnout among civilian police, lower job performance, and mental health among auxiliary police.

Implications: To mitigate the potential risks associated with the double-track human resource management model, adjustments are necessary for both the management system and the treatment distribution system, which would also help address the disparities and improve the overall wellbeing and performance of all police officers.

Keywords: auxiliary police; double-track human resource management; job burnout; job performance; mental health.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Performance of civilian police on three job burnout’s categories.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Performance of auxiliary police on three job burnout’s categories.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Zhao L. Analysis on the current situation and countermeasures of auxiliary police performance appraisal in China. J Hebei Voc Coll Public Secur Police. (2023) 23:66–9.
    1. Aguayo R, Vargas C, Cañadas GR, De La Fuente EI. Are socio-demographic factors associated to burnout syndrome in police officers? A correlational meta-analysis. An Psicol. (2017) 33:383. doi: 10.6018/analesps.33.2.260391 - DOI
    1. Dir AL, Saldana L, Chapman JE, Aalsma MC. Burnout and mental health stigma among juvenile probation officers: the moderating effect of participatory atmosphere. Admin Pol Ment Health. (2019) 46:167–74. doi: 10.1007/s10488-018-0902-x, PMID: - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Freudenberger HJ. The staff burn-out syndrome in alternative institutions. Psychother Theory Res Pract. (1975) 12:73–82. doi: 10.1037/h0086411 - DOI
    1. Maslach C, Jackson SE. The measurement of experienced burnout. J Organ Behav. (1981) 2:99–113. doi: 10.1002/JOB.4030020205 - DOI

LinkOut - more resources