Purpose

The purpose of this research is to explore the structure and impact of police officers' social support network on health and well-being. Social integration promotes opportunities for regular positive experiences and a set of stable, socially rewarded roles within one's work and life domains. Identifying the structure and impact areas of police officers' social support network provide guidance for initiatives in improving psychological health for the department and individual officers.

Design/methodology/approach

Survey of 162 police officers' sources of support provided a holistic representation of their social network across seven sources. Principle component analyses were conducted to explore the structure of one's social network. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine overall impact of one's social support network and relative contributions of support sources in terms of increased well-being and reduced strain.

Findings

A three-component structure of social support was partially supported. Overall models of the impact of one's social support network related to increased well-being and reduced strain was supported. Relative contributions of support sources show different patterns based on outcome of interest.

Practical implications

Provides guidance for addressing the psychological well-being needs for officers holistically. In other words, treating officers as whole beings, whose system of support and psychological health is integrated, not piecemeal.

Originality/value

Examination of principle effects of support provides a parsimonious approach to considering the holistic value of one's support system, apart from specific stressors or conditions.

中文翻译：

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我的支持来自哪里？展开对警察支持的贡献

目的

这项研究的目的是探讨警务人员社会支持网络对健康和福祉的结构和影响。社会融合为人们提供了定期的积极经历的机会，并为他们的工作和生活领域提供了一系列稳定的，具有社会价值的角色。确定警务人员社会支持网络的结构和影响领域，为改善部门和个人警员心理健康的举措提供指导。

设计/方法/方法

通过对162名警察的支持来源进行的调查，他们从七个来源全面了解了他们的社交网络。进行了主成分分析，以探索一个人的社交网络的结构。进行了多元回归分析，以考察一个人的社会支持网络的总体影响以及支持源在增加幸福感和减轻压力方面的相对贡献。

发现

社会支持的三部分结构得到了部分支持。支持了与增加幸福感和减少压力有关的社会支持网络影响的总体模型。支持资源的相对贡献根据关注的结果显示出不同的模式。

实际影响

为全面解决人员的心理健康需求提供指导。换句话说，将军官视为一个整体，将其支持和心理健康系统整合在一起，而不是零星的。

创意/价值

除了具体的压力或条件外，对支持的原则效果的检验还提供了一种简化的方法来考虑一个人的支持系统的整体价值。