“It’s Fine. I’m Fine.”: Exploring Police Officers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout

• In Event: Stress/Burnout and Satisfaction Among Police Officers

Abstract

While research has explored many sources of police job satisfaction and burnout, there is limited understanding of the impacts of organizational factors on these outcomes. Using an online survey design and a primary data collection of police officers working in a large city in the southwestern United States, the current study investigates the role of perceived organizational support (POS), leader-member exchange (LMX), and individual and job characteristics in predicting officers’ reported job satisfaction and burnout. Path analyses were used to explore these relationships in detail. Results of the current study provide insight regarding the potential organizational factors that can be addressed to improve officer job satisfaction and mitigate stress and burnout.

Authors

• Madison K. Doyle, Texas State University

• Sean Patrick Roche, Texas State University