Correlation between the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help and perceived stress in policemen / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To explore the current situation and correlation between the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help and perceived stress in policemen. METHODS: The Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale and the Perceived Stress Scale were used to conduct surveys in 240 policemen, who were selected from Sichuan practice training bases by cluster random sampling method.RESULTS: The total scores of the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help and perceived stress in policemen were(94.9±11.9) and(38.6±6.7) respectively. The total score of the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help of rural policemen was higher than that of urban policemen(P<0.05). The total scores of the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help of criminal policemen, security policemen and prison guards were higher than that of logistics policemen(P<0.05). The total score of perceived stress of policemen aged over 40 was higher than those of policemen aged in the 20 s and 30 s(P<0.05). The total score of perceived stress of divorced policemen was higher than those of married and unmarried policemen(P<0.05). The total score of the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help was negatively correlated with the total score of perceived stress(P<0.01). The total score of the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help of policemen in the high risk pressure group was lower than that in the normal pressure group(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The attitude toward seeking professional psychological help of policemen was at the average level and was negatively correlated with their psychological stress.