Author:

• Fernando Braga dos Santos - dos Santos, F. B. - <enferbahia@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-2521

Co-author(s):

• Luciano Garcia Lourenção - Lourenção, L G. - <lucianolourencao.enf@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-4702
• Evellym Vieira - Vieira, E. - <evellymvieira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1818-6846
• Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto - Ximenes Neto, F.R.G - <rosemironeto@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7905-9990
• Adriane Maria Netto de Oliveira - de Oliveira, A. M. N. - <adrianenet@vetorial.net>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9422-423X
• Jacqueline Flores de Oliveira - Oliveira, JF - <jacqueoliveira.enf@hotmail.com>
• Márcio Andrade Borges - Borges, M. A. - <mabfox@icloud.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-2597
• Thiago Roberto Arroyo - Arroyo, T. R. - <trarroyo@yahoo.com.br>

Abstract:

This article investigates the levels of occupational stress as well as work engagement among military police officers. Cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, with 268 policementhe 3rd Battalion of the Military Police of Paraná state. It was observed significant levels of occupational stress in 125 (46.7%) police officers. The main stressors were: lack of career growth prospects (3.7; ±1.3); deficiency in training (3.4; ±1.2); presence of discrimination/favoritism in the work environment (3.1; ±1.4); long working hours (3.0; ±1.4); way of distributing tasks (2.7; ±1.1); type of control (2.7;±1.1); gaps in disclosing information about organizational decisions (2.7;±1.2); low valuation (2.7;±1.2). Levels of work engagement ranged3.8 [medium] to 4.1 [high]. The correlation between occupational stress and work engagement was low for the dimensions Absorption (r: -0.284; p

Keywords:

Occupational Stress; Work Engagement; Police; Military Personnel.

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