PERSONAL FACTORS AND JOB STRESS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS IN TAMIL NADU

Dr. (Mrs.) R.MALINI; Mrs. E. SHANMUGAPRIYA

Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

PERSONAL FACTORS AND JOB STRESS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS IN TAMIL NADU

Dr. Mrs. R. Malini, Mrs. E. Shanmugapriya

Abstract :

Stress is inevitable part of police personnel. The police occupation has been recognized as a stressful occupation. When police officers come to work, they ing their total personality, attitudes, likes and dislikes, and personal characteristics. The purpose of this study is to test the personal factors affecting stress level of the police personnel. The primary data obtained from the 450 police officers by adopting stratified random sampling method. The result revealed that the female police officers, married police officers and aged police officers were more stressed than their counterparts. This result was proved by chi–square test.Necessary counseling should be given to the female police officers to reduce their stress.Yoga and meditation should be practiced by aged and married police officers to get quality life and good health.Stress free police officers can wear many hats when fulfilling their role in society.