Burnout Syndrome in Police Officers and Its Relationship with Physical and Leisure Activities

Blanca Rosa García-Rivera, Jesús Everardo Olguín-Tiznado, Mónica Fernanda Aranibar, María Concepción Ramírez-Barón, Claudia Camargo-Wilson, Juan Andrés López-Barreras and Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz
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Blanca Rosa García-Rivera: Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle Dorado, Ensenada, BC 22890, Mexico
Jesús Everardo Olguín-Tiznado: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, BC 22860, Mexico
Mónica Fernanda Aranibar: Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle Dorado, Ensenada, BC 22890, Mexico
María Concepción Ramírez-Barón: Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Valle Dorado, Ensenada, BC 22890, Mexico
Claudia Camargo-Wilson: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, BC 22860, Mexico
Juan Andrés López-Barreras: Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana, BC 20631, Mexico
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz: Department of Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez, CHI 32310, Mexico

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: No previous studies in Mexico have been found that jointly analyze physical and leisure activities as variables related to mental health in police officers. This paper presents research on burnout in Mexican Police officers. The question it answers is: is there any association of burnout with physical and leisure activities and personal profile? A total of 276 police officers (87% men and 13% women) participated. To obtain information, the Spanish Burnout Inventory and the Operational Police Stress questionnaires were used. A cross sectional study design was utilized with tests of validity and reliability, goodness of fit, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and analysis of k-means clusters. Results showed that a high number of policemen had high prevalence of burnout and a high level of mental exhaustion, and that exercise was positively and significantly related to lower burnout risk. Men showed higher risk than women. Results should be considered to improve interventions and occupational health practices in the police force. This paper improves understanding of burnout among policemen and the importance of exercise and leisure activities to alleviate burnout.

Keywords: burnout syndrome; fatigue; psychosocial risk factors; work-related exhaustion; police (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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