Polislerin Çalışma Saatlerinin Aile Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma

The aim of this study is to determine how the effects of the police’s working hours are perceived by the partners of those who serve as police officers. The population of the study consists of the partners of the police officers who work in Ergonomic Shift System (EVS). The sample group in this study has been determined as 40 partners by means of Criterion Sampling which is a purposive sampling method. The data obtained from this study wherein qualitative research methods have been employed have been collected by means of semistructured interview form. Following a content analysis, the data have been classified into main themes and charts based on the frequency of the partners’ responses have been created. As a result, it has been found that shorter working hours have positive effects on the quality of family life which has been categorized into main themes such as domestic interaction, carrying out parental and domestic responsibilities, interaction with social environment, communication between partners, and improvement in physical and psychological conditions.