J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2017 Dec;26(4):382-390. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.4.382.

Impact of Emotional Intelligence and Vocational Calling on Post-traumatic Growth in Police Officers

• Lee JS
• Park HS

• KMID: 2401225
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.4.382

Abstract

PURPOSE
Post-traumatic growth in police officers is important. This study was performed to determine the impact of emotional intelligence and vocational calling on post-traumatic growth.
METHODS
For this descriptive correlation study, participants were 184 police officers, working in one of eleven police stations. Data were collected from February 15 to February 28, 2017 using self-report questionnaires. Analysis was done using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression with IBM SPSS 19.0.
RESULTS
Emotional intelligence and vocational calling were positively correlated with post traumatic growth. Analysis of the impact of emotional intelligence and vocational calling on post-traumatic growth showed that emotional intelligence was the most significant predictor variable. Moreover, there was a mediating effect of vocational calling in the relationship between emotional intelligence and post-traumatic growth.
CONCLUSION
The study results suggest that improvement in police officer's emotional intelligence and vocational calling increases their post-traumatic growth. It is necessary to device strategies which strengthen emotional intelligence and vocational calling in order to improve the post-traumatic growth of police officers.

Keyword

Police; Post-traumatic growth; Emotional intelligence; Calling

MeSH Terms

Emotional Intelligence*
Humans
Negotiating
Police*
Statistics as Topic

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  Figure 1 Mediating effect of vocational calling in the relationship between emotional intelligence and post-traumatic growth of subjects.

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