Perceived Work-to-Family Conflict and Job Stress as Predictors of Mental Health of Female Police Personnel

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Page: 413-418

Adepeju Ogungbamila (Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria)

Recent studies affirmed that police personnel usually work in extremely stressful work environment, which may further aggravate their mental health. Previous studies on mental health paid inadequate research attention to the relationships between perceived work-to-family conflict and job stress with mental health, especially among female police personnel in Nigeria who may have difficulty in striking a balance between work and family roles in the face of inadequate job resources. Against this background, this study examined how perceived work-to-family conflict and job stress influenced the mental health of 236 female police personnel, whose ages were between 19 and 59 years (M =37.52; SD=9.45). They responded to the measures of work and family conflict, job stress, and mental health. Results of the 2-step hierarchical multiple regression showed that perceived work-to-family conflict significantly led to a reduction in the level of mental health of female police personnel in Nigeria. Job stress was also significantly related to a decrease in the level of mental health of female police personnel. Perceived work-to-family conflict and job stress had a significant joint effect on mental health of female police personnel. The study recommends that the Nigeria Police Force should implement policies and mechanisms that can reduce work-to-family conflict and work-related stress, especially among female police personnel.