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POLIS - Ajustamento psicológico nas forças de segurança e nas forças armadas portuguesas : suporte social, Psicopatologia e Satisfação com o trabalho
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Background: Nos últimos anos tem sido desenvolvida investigação no sentido de se conhecer melhor os fatores de risco específico e os fatores amortecedores a nível psicossocial e psicológico da profissão de polícia e militar. Em Portugal, os elementos das Forças de segurança e das Forças armadas experienciam situações de alto risco para a saúde física e mental e também pela circunstância de portarem arma e serem percecionados como figuras de autoridade. Objetivo: Caracterizar sociodemograficamente e conhecer o ajustamento psicológico dos membros das Forças de Segurança e Forças Armadas Portuguesas, assinalando recursos e vulnerabilidades ao nível das variáveis do suporte social, psicopatologia e satisfação com o trabalho. Método: Para este estudo correlacional, utilizou-se uma amostra de 325 participantes. Aplicou-se a Escala de Satisfação com o Suporte Social (ESSS), a Escala de satisfação com o trabalho (JDI) e a Escala de Psicopatologia (BSI). Resultados: Verificou-se uma correlação forte positiva entre o suporte social e a satisfação com o trabalho, uma correlação forte negativa entre a psicopatologia e as outras duas variáveis. Da regressão linear das quatro dimensões da ESSS para a explicação da variância da psicopatologia, resultou um modelo estatisticamente significativo, onde menores níveis de Intimidade e Atividades Sociais contribuíram de forma significativa para maiores níveis de psicopatologia. Conclusões: O presente estudo sustenta a importância do suporte social e da intervenção psicológica na prevenção de sintomas psicopatológicos em membros das Forças de Segurança e das Forças Armadas Portuguesas.
Background: In recent years, research has been carried out to better understand the specific risk factors and the psychosocial and psychological buffer factors of the police and military profession. In Portugal, members of the security forces and the armed forces experience situations of high risk for physical and mental health and also due to the fact that they carry a weapon and are perceived as authority figures. Objective: To characterize sociodemographically and to know the psychological adjustment of the members of the Portuguese Security and Armed Forces, pointing out resources and vulnerabilities in terms of social support, psychopathology and job satisfaction variables. Method: For this correlational design study, was used a sample of 325 participants. Were aplied the Social Support Satisfaction Scale (ESSS), the Job Satisfaction Scale (JDI), and the Psychopathology Scale (BSI). Results: There was a strong positive correlation between social support and job satisfaction, a strong negative correlation between psychopathology and the other two variables. From the linear regression of the four dimensions of the ESSS to explain the variance of psychopathology, a statistically significant model resulted, where lower levels of intimacy and social activities contributed significantly to higher levels of psychopathology. Conclusions: The present study supports the importance of social support and psychological intervention in the prevention of psychopathological symptoms in members of the Portuguese Security and Armed Forces.
Background: In recent years, research has been carried out to better understand the specific risk factors and the psychosocial and psychological buffer factors of the police and military profession. In Portugal, members of the security forces and the armed forces experience situations of high risk for physical and mental health and also due to the fact that they carry a weapon and are perceived as authority figures. Objective: To characterize sociodemographically and to know the psychological adjustment of the members of the Portuguese Security and Armed Forces, pointing out resources and vulnerabilities in terms of social support, psychopathology and job satisfaction variables. Method: For this correlational design study, was used a sample of 325 participants. Were aplied the Social Support Satisfaction Scale (ESSS), the Job Satisfaction Scale (JDI), and the Psychopathology Scale (BSI). Results: There was a strong positive correlation between social support and job satisfaction, a strong negative correlation between psychopathology and the other two variables. From the linear regression of the four dimensions of the ESSS to explain the variance of psychopathology, a statistically significant model resulted, where lower levels of intimacy and social activities contributed significantly to higher levels of psychopathology. Conclusions: The present study supports the importance of social support and psychological intervention in the prevention of psychopathological symptoms in members of the Portuguese Security and Armed Forces.
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Dissertação de mestrado apresentada no ISPA –
Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de mestre
na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
Keywords
Polícias Militares Psicopatologia Suporte social, Satisfação no trabalho Police officers Military Psychopathology Social support Job satisfaction