Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout and work engagement as dimensions of work-related wellbeing in a sample of members of the police force in South Africa. A survey design was used. Stratifed random samples of members of the police force (N = 677) were taken in the North West Province of South Africa. The Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Police Stress Inventory, Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale were used as measuring instruments. The results provided support for a four-factorial model of work-related wellbeing consisting of the following dimensions: job satisfaction (indicating pleasure vs. displeasure), occupational stress (indicating anxiety vs. comfort), burnout (indicating fatigue vs. vigour), and engagement (indicating enthusiasm vs. depression).
Highlights
Issues of employee wellbeing have never been more important than (Cropanzano & Wright, 2001)
This study investigated the job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout and work engagement of police personnel, as well as the relationships between the constructs
The results provide support for a four-factorial model of workrelated wellbeing consisting of the following dimensions: job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout, and engagement
Summary
Issues of employee wellbeing have never been more important than (Cropanzano & Wright, 2001). Occupational stress, burnout and work engagement are important dimensions of the affective work-related wellbeing of employees (Cropanzano & Wright, 2001). No studies regarding the relationships between the different dimensions of work-related wellbeing (including job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout and work engagement) of members of the police force in South Africa were found. When measuring the work-related wellbeing of police officers (e.g. in diagnostic studies), it is necessary to know whether dimensions such as occupational stress, job satisfaction, burnout and work engagement form part of an overall dimension, or whether they are independent but related dimensions. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between various dimensions of work-related wellbeing, namely job satisfaction, occupational stress, burnout and work engagement
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