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

Clements, Andrew James; Sharples, Adrienne; Kinman, Gail

dc.contributor.author	Clements, Andrew James	en
dc.contributor.author	Sharples, Adrienne	en
dc.contributor.author	Kinman, Gail	en
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-14T10:28:29Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-14T10:28:29Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-10
dc.identifier.citation	Clements AJ, Sharples A, Kinman G (2021) 'Identifying wellbeing challenges and solutions in the police service using the World Café method', Police Journal, 94 (2), pp.81-101.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0032-258X
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/0032258X19898723
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623782
dc.description.abstract	Police work presents risks to mental and physical health for officers and civilian staff. We report a project that involved police employees in identifying wellbeing 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 identified 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. The resulting pressures may contribute to management behaviours that can impair subordinate wellbeing.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	SAGE	en
dc.relation.url	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0032258X19898723	en
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dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	well-being	en
dc.subject	police	en
dc.subject	organisational development	en
dc.subject	wellbeing	en
dc.subject	C811 Occupational Psychology	en
dc.title	Identifying wellbeing challenges and solutions in the police service using the World Café method	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	University of Bedfordshire	en
dc.identifier.journal	Police Journal	en
dc.date.updated	2020-01-14T10:11:49Z
html.description.abstract	Police work presents risks to mental and physical health for officers and civilian staff. We report a project that involved police employees in identifying wellbeing 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 identified 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. The resulting pressures may contribute to management behaviours that can impair subordinate wellbeing.