| Title: | Police mental health and stress in Slovenia : associations with gender and support-seeking |
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| Authors: | ID Borko, Polonca (Author)
ID Lavrič, Meta (Author)
ID Poštuvan, Vita (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Borko_Polonca_2026.pdf (1,08 MB)
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 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15614263.2025.2558138?scroll=top&needAccess=true#abstract
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | IAM - Andrej Marušič Institute
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to investigate the state of mental health and help- seeking behaviour in a sample of Slovenian police officers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Additionally, we examined the variables that influence the likelihood of seeking help within the police, the relationship between measured variables and created a model explaining these relationships. Data were collected from a conve- nience sample of 279 police officers, representing 3.87% of the Slovenian police population. Depression was measured with the Male Depression Risk Scale. We found that 20.43% of police officers had a high or very high occurrence of depressive symptoms, with no significant difference in prevalence between male and female officers. We also found that 21.15% of police officers sought help within the organisation. Our findings highlight the need to inte- grate mental health screening into routine check-ups, establish effective referral systems, and implement stigma-reduction inter- ventions to better support officers. |
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| Keywords: | police officers, gender differences, mental health, depression, mental wellbeing, help-seeking |
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| Publication date: | 12.09.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 466-487 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 27, no. 3 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUP-23572  |
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| UDC: | 615.86:351.74 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1561-4263 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/15614263.2025.2558138 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 248995587 |
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| Publication date in RUP: | 08.09.2026 |
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