Risk and protective factors for the development of stress in the Federal Highway Police

• Autor(a) principal: OLIVEIRA, Léa Pintor de Arruda
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: OLIVEIRA, Lucio Garcia de, CARVALHO, Heráclito Barbosa de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/10407

ObjectiveThe present study aimed to identify the risk and protective factors for the development of stress in a random and stratified sample of Brazilian federal highway police officers in the state of São Paulo (N = 202).MethodThe instruments used were a General Questionnaire (sociodemographic and occupational variables) and Lipp’s Stress Symptom Inventory for Adults. The prevalence ratio was used as a measure of association and the independent variables were organized into 8 models and inserted into a logistic regression model.ResultsA stress prevalence of 43.1% (95% CI = 36.2–50.0) was found, with most of the sample in the resistance phase (82.7%). The factors related to stress were leisure, educational level, degree of job satisfaction, low remuneration, suicidal ideations, insomnia, lack of training, and workfamily conflict.ConclusionThe results can influence actions aimed at controlling stress.