Mental Health of Police Personnel: A Study of Happiness, Satisfaction with Life and Flourishing

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Rinku Bishnoi and Sandeep Singh (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

A positive mindset allows individuals to perform more effectively in challenging and complex situations. Happiness is defined as “the presence of positive emotion and the absence of negative emotion” (Ryan & Deci, 2001). Flourishing is a modern concept in well-being research. This term, originating from positive psychology, characterizes the experience of ‘the good life’. Police personnel face numerous physical and psychological challenges daily. The current study examined the relationship between resilience and life satisfaction, as well as gender differences in these areas among police personnel. The sample consisted of 100 police personnel (50 male & 50 female) at the ASI/HC rank, aged 30-50 years, with a minimum of 4 years of service. The scales employed were the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire by Hills and Argyle (2002); the Satisfaction with Life Scale by Diener et al. (1984); and the Flourishing Scale by Diener et al. (2009). Data collection was conducted randomly and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between happiness and life satisfaction (r = 0.634, significant at the 0.01 level), while no significant correlation was found between happiness and flourishing, nor between life satisfaction and flourishing. A notable gender difference in happiness was observed; however, no significant gender differences were found in life satisfaction or flourishing.