Exploring the Association between Role Stress and Police Personnel's Mental Resilience: The Role of Work-Family Conflict and Psychological Well-Being

Abstract

This study uses regression analysis to investigate the connection between police mental health and work-related stress. It focusses on the ways that role conflicts, job expectations, and work strain lead to stress, fatigue, and decreased productivity at work in an effort to offer suggestions for enhancing occupational health in law enforcement. A quantitative survey method was utilized to evaluate the impact of occupational stress on the mental well-being of police personnel in specific regions of Tamil Nadu. The research examined the association between role stress (including role conflict, ambiguity, and overload) and work-family conflict as a mediating variable, with psychological well-being serving as a moderating factor and resilience as an additional element. Statistical regression analysis was employed to assess these correlations. Police employees reported moderate to high levels of occupational stress, according to the analysis. According to regression results (p < 0.05), job stress and mental health are strongly inversely related, with role conflict and job overload having the most effects. Reduced mental health was associated with increased occupational stress. The study's scope is restricted to a few Tamil Nadu districts, which may limit its generalisability. Future studies might concentrate on stress-reduction techniques or use larger sample sizes. This study provides important new information about how work-family conflict, mental health, and occupational stress interact in law enforcement. The results give legislators useful information to improve law enforcement officers' resiliency and occupational health.