Identifying wellbeing challenges and solutions in the police service using the World Café method: a World Café approach

Andrew Clements
,
Adrienne Sharples
,
Gail Kinman

Institute of Applied Social Research (IASR)

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Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

Police work presents risks to mental and physical health for officers and civilian staff. We report a project using an innovative method that involved police employees in identifying well-being challenges and potential solutions. We facilitated ‘World Café’ events in which approximately 180 officers and civilian staff participated. Qualitative data were collected and thematically analysed drawing upon the Job Demands-Resources model. We developed themes relating to workload, management practices, occupational health processes, and continuing mental health stigma. Our analyses suggest an environment in which resources are insufficient to meet demands and the resulting pressures may contribute to management behaviours that can impair subordinate well-being.

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Research Output:

Contribution to journal

Article

Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 81-101

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Police Journal (Volume 94, Issue 2)

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Published - 10/01/2020

Publication status

Published - 10/01/2020

ISSN

0032-258X

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handle.net: 10547/623782
Scopus: 85133451032
ORCID: /0000-0001-6831-6659/work/162796556

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10.1177/0032258x19898723

2019 Clements World Cafe accepted version.pdf

Accepted author manuscript, 198.51 KB

License:CC BY-NC-ND

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