ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the relationships between organizational culture, stress, and coping strategies in police organizations. In an online survey, 152 German police officers described their workgroups in terms of stressors (e.g. overtime demands, traumatic events), coping strategies (e.g. exercising, drinking alcohol), and shared values (e.g. masculinity, solidarity). Multiple regression models were tested to examine a) the effect of stress on police culture and b) the effect of stress and police culture on coping. Conservative-male culture is stronger in workgroups with high operational stress. Predictors of maladaptive coping are organizational stress and conservative-male culture. Diligence culture is negatively associated with maladaptive coping. Overall, the study indicates that police culture depends on the composition and stress level of a workgroup and influences the way officers cope with stress. The main limitation of the study is the unclear direction of causality. However, our findings have important implications for leadership and psychological intervention within the police.

摘要

本文调查了警察组织中组织文化、压力和应对策略之间的关系。在一项在线调查中，152 名德国警察从压力源（例如加班需求、创伤事件）、应对策略（例如锻炼、饮酒）和共同价值观（例如阳刚之气、团结）等方面描述了他们的工作组。对多元回归模型进行了测试，以检查 a) 压力对警察文化的影响和 b) 压力和警察文化对应对的影响。在工作压力大的工作组中，保守的男性文化更为强烈。适应不良应对的预测因素是组织压力和保守的男性文化。勤奋文化与适应不良的应对呈负相关。全面的，研究表明，警察文化取决于工作组的组成和压力水平，并影响警察应对压力的方式。该研究的主要局限是因果关系的方向不明确。然而，我们的研究结果对警察内部的领导力和心理干预具有重要意义。