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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2017;26(4):382-390.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.4.382    Published online January 24, 2018.
Impact of Emotional Intelligence and Vocational Calling on Post-traumatic Growth in Police Officers.
Jeong Seon Lee, Hyun Sook Park
1Team Member, Daegu Regional Mental Health Welfare Center, Daegu, Korea. wowjungsun@hanmail.net
2College of Nursing · The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE
Post-traumatic growth in police officers is important. This study was performed to determine the impact of emotional intelligence and vocational calling on post-traumatic growth. METHODS: For this descriptive correlation study, participants were 184 police officers, working in one of eleven police stations. Data were collected from February 15 to February 28, 2017 using self-report questionnaires. Analysis was done using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression with IBM SPSS 19.0. RESULTS: Emotional intelligence and vocational calling were positively correlated with post traumatic growth. Analysis of the impact of emotional intelligence and vocational calling on post-traumatic growth showed that emotional intelligence was the most significant predictor variable. Moreover, there was a mediating effect of vocational calling in the relationship between emotional intelligence and post-traumatic growth. CONCLUSION: The study results suggest that improvement in police officer's emotional intelligence and vocational calling increases their post-traumatic growth. It is necessary to device strategies which strengthen emotional intelligence and vocational calling in order to improve the post-traumatic growth of police officers.
Key Words: Police; Post-traumatic growth; Emotional intelligence; Calling


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