A STUDY ON COPING STRATEGIES AMONG POLICE CONSTABLES

This research tries to study police stress coping strategies among Grade II, I, III police in Tuticorin District. This research also analysis the demographical factors of police personnel and their influence in the occupational stress coping strategies. Data were collected form 600 police (Grade II, I, III) belonging to 52 police stations. A structured questionnaire is used to collect the information from the respondents. The questionnaire contains questions related to demographical data and factors leading to stress. Likert Scale is used to measure the opinion on various stress factors. The researcher has applied descriptive analysis, factor analysis, weighted average and Chi-square for data analysis. This research explores the sources of stress and level of stress among the grade II, I, III police constables. Several suggestions were made to the police departments in terms of helping the officers that are affected adversely by job stress.