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Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors

Background: A large number of studies have been conducted on mental health among police officers but data for Malaysian police are rarely available. Materials and Methods: This is an archival documentary research that use documents as the research tools. Both hardcopies and online resources w...

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Main Authors: Rasdi, Irniza, Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
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Language:English
Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43832/1/Are%20Malaysian%20police%20really%20stressed%20Understanding%20their%20potential%20stress%20factors.docx.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.438322016-09-21T07:38:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43832/ Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors Rasdi, Irniza Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Background: A large number of studies have been conducted on mental health among police officers but data for Malaysian police are rarely available. Materials and Methods: This is an archival documentary research that use documents as the research tools. Both hardcopies and online resources were sought from various online databases and related institutions. Relevant information was scrutinised to further understand about mental health status and its potential factors among Malaysian police. Result: Two articles were published about mental health among Malaysian police. Another three studies were unpublished. Their findings indicated that several groups of police officers were stressed. However, inconsistent method and instrumentation were used in these local studies. Small sample size and different sample and job scope lead to inconclusive and uncertainty ideas about the real situation of mental health among Malaysian police. Information from several reliable documents showed that Malaysian police are facing various stressors throughout their career. However, how far these potential stressors affect their mental health remained to be unexplored. Moreover, the efficiency of the current mental health support in the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) is yet to be discovered. Conclusion: Future studies needs to consider the variability of work task among Malaysian police. Instruments to be used to identify stressors among police officers should be more carefully selected which can cover the unique stressors exist in police. Studies on mental health support in RMP is worth to be explored. Community Health Society Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43832/1/Are%20Malaysian%20police%20really%20stressed%20Understanding%20their%20potential%20stress%20factors.docx.pdf Rasdi, Irniza and Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam (2015) Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 2 (5). pp. 45-53. ISSN 2289-7577
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description Background: A large number of studies have been conducted on mental health among police officers but data for Malaysian police are rarely available. Materials and Methods: This is an archival documentary research that use documents as the research tools. Both hardcopies and online resources were sought from various online databases and related institutions. Relevant information was scrutinised to further understand about mental health status and its potential factors among Malaysian police. Result: Two articles were published about mental health among Malaysian police. Another three studies were unpublished. Their findings indicated that several groups of police officers were stressed. However, inconsistent method and instrumentation were used in these local studies. Small sample size and different sample and job scope lead to inconclusive and uncertainty ideas about the real situation of mental health among Malaysian police. Information from several reliable documents showed that Malaysian police are facing various stressors throughout their career. However, how far these potential stressors affect their mental health remained to be unexplored. Moreover, the efficiency of the current mental health support in the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) is yet to be discovered. Conclusion: Future studies needs to consider the variability of work task among Malaysian police. Instruments to be used to identify stressors among police officers should be more carefully selected which can cover the unique stressors exist in police. Studies on mental health support in RMP is worth to be explored.
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Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors
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Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
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title Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors
title_short Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors
title_full Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors
title_fullStr Are Malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors
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title_sort are malaysian police really stressed? understanding their potential stress factors
publisher Community Health Society Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43832/1/Are%20Malaysian%20police%20really%20stressed%20Understanding%20their%20potential%20stress%20factors.docx.pdf
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