Patterns of Self-Reported Occupational Stress Experienced by Lithuanian Police Officers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Occupational stress among police officers has been widely studied internationally, yet little is known about how stressors manifest in smaller, post-transition European contexts such as Lithuania. The study aimed to identify key occupational stressors among Lithuanian police officers and to examine how stress patterns differ by gender, job position, and years of service, using a multidimensional framework of organizational and interpersonal factors.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2024-2025 among 381 police officers from five randomly selected Lithuanian police stations. Participants completed the validated Lithuanian version of the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool (HSE-MSIT). Seven domains of occupationa

SUBMITTER: Strukcinskiene B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12691733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature