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Factorial analysis of stress factors among the sample of Lebanese police officers

Fadi Afif Fayyad (Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Belgrade, Beograd, Serbia) (Athletic Department, Modern University for Business and Science, Damour, Lebanon)
Filip Vladimir Kukić (Police Sports Education Center, Abu Dhabi Police, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
Nemanja Ćopić (Faculty of Sport, University “UNION − Nikola Tesla”, Belgrade, Serbia)
Nenad Koropanovski (University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies, Belgrade, Serbia)
Milivoj Dopsaj (Theory and Technology in Sport and Physical Education, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Belgrade, Serbia)

Policing: An International Journal

ISSN: 1363-951X

Article publication date: 30 December 2020

Issue publication date: 19 March 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of stress and to identify the occupational stressors among Lebanese police officers.

Design/methodology/approach

Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-op) was addressed to 100 randomly selected male Lebanese Police officers. Twenty items from the PSQ-op were run through the principal component analysis to determine the most significant factors of stress and loading within each of the factors.

Findings

The results indicated that 59% of officers reported moderate stress level and 41% reported strenuous stress. Principal component analysis identified six independent factors or stress among Lebanese police officers explaining in total 72.1% of the total variance: excessive workload (30.6%), social-life time management (12.8%), occupational fitness (9.1%), success-related stress (8.6%), physical and psychological health (5.8%), and working alone at night (5.2%).

Research limitations/implications

This research approach encountered some limitations so further research must: use a larger sample size, include female gender and identify other sources of stressors mainly organizational or job context stressors.

Originality/value

Addressing and understanding stress factors among Lebanese police officers helps improving awareness and developing individualized treatment strategies leading police officers to engage in stress-management training to learn coping strategies and use effective tools for preventing stress before it becomes chronic.

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Citation

Fayyad, F.A., Kukić, F.V., Ćopić, N., Koropanovski, N. and Dopsaj, M. (2021), "Factorial analysis of stress factors among the sample of Lebanese police officers", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 44 No. 2, pp. 332-342. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-05-2020-0081

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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