Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

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The Effects of Self-esteem and Problem Focused Coping on Post-traumatic Growth among Police Officers

자존감과 문제중심대처가 경찰공무원의 외상후 성장에 미치는 영향

  • Han, Seung Woo (Graduate School of Nursing, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Choi, Eunsuk (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University)
  • 한승우 (경북대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 최은숙 (경북대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2016.07.15
  • Accepted : 2016.08.10
  • Published : 2016.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this study is to identify the effects of self-esteem and problem focused coping on post-traumatic growth among police officers. Methods: The data were collected from the 137 police officers in ten police offices of G city in July 2014. The collected data were analyzed for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression using the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Results: Post-traumatic growth was positively correlated with self-esteem and problem focused coping. Self-esteem and problem focused coping had a significant effects on post-traumatic growth. The explained variance for post-traumatic growth was 19.0%. Conclusion: To improve post-traumatic growth of police officers, strategies to increase self-esteem and problem focused coping are needed.

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