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Abstract
BackgroundHow do the police officers perceive health risk, psychological distress, and work stress during the COVID-19 outbreak in China? This study explores the health risk perception, work stress, and psychological distress of police officers who worked at the front line to implement lockdown measures.Materials and MethodsWe conducted a large-scale field survey (N = 5,611) with police officers sample in the northwestern part of China from February 29 to March 7, 2020. Independent-sample T-test and ANOVA were used to analyze whether there are differences in health risk perception, work stress, and psychological distress between different groups. The regression analysis was employed to figure out the factors that influence police officers’ psychological distress.ResultsResults showed a gender difference in perceiving work stress among police officers. Also, police officers with chronic disease perceived higher health risks, more psychological distress, and higher work stress. Additionally, police officers above 45 years old significantly perceived higher health risks than young officers did. It also revealed that working hours contribute to police officers’ health risk perception, psychological distress, and work stress. Finally, our results highlight that age, working hours, chronic disease, health risk perception, and work stress significantly contribute to police officers’ psychological distress.ConclusionOur research verifies that there is a gender difference in perceiving work stress among police officers. Police officers with ongoing medical issues and above 45 years old suffer more during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Our research suggests that the government should pay more attention to their physical health and mental health. The heavy workload containing the COVID-19 extends police officers’ working hours, causing higher health risks, work stress, and psychological distress. This study contributes to the psychological distress literature and provides a way forward to other countries struggling to contain the COVID-19.
Highlights
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the front-line personnel, especially doctors, paramedical staff, and law enforcement individuals, have faced substantial health risks, psychological distress, and work stress (Kang et al, 2020; Lu et al, 2020)
We investigated the mean of health risk perception, work stress, and psychological distress between males and females
This study revealed interesting findings based on a large data set (N = 5,611) of specific frontline personnel, police officers during the COVID-19 outbreak
Summary
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the front-line personnel, especially doctors, paramedical staff, and law enforcement individuals, have faced substantial health risks, psychological distress, and work stress (Kang et al, 2020; Lu et al, 2020). Due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19, the Chinese government took varying levels of restrictive measures (travel ban, 14day quarantine, and lockdown), which increased police officers’ burden to enforce the restrictions (Graham-Harrison and Kuo, 2020; Wang D. et al, 2020). It is significant to understand how police officers perceive health risk, work stress, and psychological distress during the pandemic. How do the police officers perceive health risk, psychological distress, and work stress during the COVID-19 outbreak in China? This study explores the health risk perception, work stress, and psychological distress of police officers who worked at the front line to implement lockdown measures How do the police officers perceive health risk, psychological distress, and work stress during the COVID-19 outbreak in China? This study explores the health risk perception, work stress, and psychological distress of police officers who worked at the front line to implement lockdown measures
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