The relationship between perceived stress and job burnout of police officers during the COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating role of social support, sleep quality and resilience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the rapid spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, police officers were undergoing higher job stress, which made them physically and mentally exhausted, eventually leading to job burnout. The research aims to explore the mediating role of social support, psychological resilience, and sleep quality in the relationship between perceived stress and burnout.

Methods

Data collection was based on multistage cluster random sampling of police in Wuhan, China, from June 2021 to October 2022. A self-administered questionnaire was adopted. Perceived stress, social support, resilience, sleep quality and job burnout were measured using international standard scales. Spearman correlation analysis was utilized to explore the correlation between various psych

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11770918 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature