Association of Job Stress and Health Promotion Behaviors with Quality of Life among Female Riot Police Officers

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of job stress and health promotion behaviors the quality of life in female riot police officers. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted, and a sample of 182 female riot police officers from 5 Metropolitan Police Agencies in South Korea. All completed a self-administered survey questionnaire that assessed job stress, health promotion, and quality of life in May 2018. The collected data were analyzed using t-test, analysis of variance, and and multiple linear regression analyses, all of which were executed using SPSS/WIN 23.0 and STATA13.0. Results: The level of job stress among participants was moderate, and the mean was 45.25 out of a maximum score of 100. The mean scores that emerged for health promotion behaviors and the quality of life were2.62 (maximum=4) and 56.59 (maximum=100), respectively. Job stress (r=-.380, p<.001) and health promotion (r=.559, p<.001) were correlated with the quality of life. The statistically significant predictors of the of life were job stress (棺=-.212, p=.001) and health promotion behaviors (棺=.417, p<.001). Conclusion: variables that were associated with the quality of life of female riot police officers were job stress and health behaviors. Therefore, interventions that can enhance job stress management and health promotion are needed to improve the quality of life of female riot police officers.