Abstract
Burnout, a relatively new concept, is defined as feeling cold and distant about one’s job or profession due to extreme stress or low level of job satisfaction. Police profession is considered to be one of the most likely places to observe burnout for obvious reasons. There are numerous empirical studies conducted in highly stressful or dangerous professions. They find that burnout level increases with age, lower level of job satisfaction and length of service. This study investigates the current situation burnout among Turkish police officers using a sample surveyed in the province of Malatya. The study compares the stress and burnout levels of police employees with respect to their gender, position and length of service; and finds that burnout level is higher among ordinary police officers, male police employees and more experienced police employees.
Highlights
Researchers in the fields of psychology and sociology have been investigating the burnout syndrome through experimental research for over 30 years
This study focuses on burnout syndrome in police officers and police chiefs
This study tests if there is a difference in terms of burnout or personal exhaustion between male and female officers as well as between regular police officers and ranking officers
Summary
Researchers in the fields of psychology and sociology have been investigating the burnout syndrome through experimental research for over 30 years. Şanlı (2006) conducted a study on police officers in order to determine the effect of demographic characteristics on job satisfaction and burnout level. He found that both job satisfaction and burnout level differed with respect to workplace, work system, and economic conditions. Both job demands and job resources were related to burnout as expected and especially work-family pressure was an important predictor for all of the three burnout dimensions.
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