000			01931nam a2200241Ia 4500
008			241010s2006 xx 000 0 und d
040			_cManila Tytana Colleges
100			_aMalach-Pines, Ayala. _914340
245		0	_aStress and burnout in Israeli border police / _cAyala Malach-Pines, Goira Keinan
260			_cNovember 2006
336			_atext
337			_avolume
338			_aunmediated
440			_n13 : 4, pages 519-540 _aInternational Journal of Stress Management _914341
520			_aDespite great interest in police stress, very little research attention focused on border police. The study aimed to map the stressors that effect Israeli border police (MAGAV), assess the outcomes resulting from these stressors and suggest ways to reduce stress and burnout. A representative sample of MAGAV officers (N=497) responded to a questionnaire at the height of the Palestinian violent uprising and a time of unusually high stress; 18% were interviewed. At the top of the list of stressors reported by the officers were: low salary, lack of resources and overload. This is significant in light of the finding that 74% reported a traumatic experience (such as a terrorist attack), 52% reported high or very high levels of stress (as compared to 32% reported by blue police officers) their burnout level was high (4.15 as compared to the national burnout level of 2.8 and 3.05 found during the same period of time among blue police officers). Despite the high stress of their work, the officers evaluation of their work was high and they expressed satisfaction from their work. These findings can be explained by the officers' feeling that their work is important. Coping strategies offered by MAGAV officers are outlined.
521			_aPsychology.
650			_aBorder police. _914342
650			_aBurnout. _914343
650			_aIsrael. _914344
650			_aMAGAV. _914345
650			_aStress. _93611
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999			_c86912 _d86912