The purpose of this paper is to examine the main perceived stressors and coping among law enforcement officers. Based on Stress Management for Law Enforcement Officers surveys of 427 law enforcement officers in Illinois, USA, descriptive analysis and one-way ANOVA tests were performed to analyze perceived stress and coping among patrol versus non-patrol police officers. The findings suggest that financial situation, situation when fellow officer killed or witnessing a fatality, poor personal relationships with supervisor(s), and unfair promotional opportunities are the leading causes of stress. One-way ANOVA test showed a marginal difference in the mean of perception of stress when fellow officer killed or witnessing a fatality among officers in patrol in comparison to non-patrol officers. One-way ANOVA test showed a significant marginal difference in the mean of relationship with supervisor(s) stress perception scores among non-patrol officers in comparison to patrol officers. Non-patrol officers had a higher relationship with supervisor(s) stress perception scores than officers in patrol. The study reveals that exercising is the main stress reliever for law enforcement officers. The study refutes the notion that alcohol is a preferred stress reliever as has been indicated in other studies. Analysis of stress perception and coping is allowing for a more rich understanding of stress and coping among law enforcement officers and provides recommendation for implementation of stress reduction techniques in police departments.

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执法人员的压力和应对感：美国伊利诺伊州的巡逻与非巡逻人员的实证分析

本文的目的是研究执法人员的主要压力源和应对方法。根据对美国伊利诺伊州427名执法人员的执法人员压力管理调查，进行了描述性分析和单向方差分析，以分析巡逻警官与非巡逻警官之间的压力和应对方式。调查结果表明，财务状况，同僚丧生或目睹死亡的状况，与主管的不良人际关系以及不公平的晋升机会是造成压力的主要原因。单向方差分析表明，与非巡逻警官相比，当巡逻警官丧生或目击死亡时，压力感知的均值有微小差异。单向方差分析显示，与巡逻警官相比，非巡逻警官与主管压力感知得分的关系平均值具有显着的边际差异。与巡逻人员相比，非巡逻人员与主管的压力感知得分之间的关​​系更高。研究表明，锻炼是减轻执法人员压力的主要方法。这项研究驳斥了酒精是首选的缓解压力的观念，正如其他研究表明的那样。对压力感知和应对的分析可以使执法人员更加了解压力和应对，并为在警察部门实施缓解压力技术提供建议。