Arbeitspapier

The Relationship between Stress and Social Capital among Police Officers

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of social capital in reducing the negative externalities associated with stress, as well as the physical and psychological indicators of stress among police officers. Despite the fact that there is a large multidisciplinary literature on stress or on social capital, the link between both factors is still underexplored. In this empirical paper we therefore aim at reducing such a shortcoming. We focus on a strategically important work environment, namely law enforcement agents, that is not only characterized as physically and emotionally demanding, but also as an essential part for a well-functioning society due to the fact that inefficiencies in the police force can induce large negative externalities. Using a multivariate regression analysis focusing on nine different proxies for stress and two proxies for social capital and conducting several robustness checks, we find strong evidence that an increased level of social capital is correlated with a lower level of stress. From a policy perspective, our findings suggest that stress reduction programs should actively engage employees to build stronger social networks.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CREMA Working Paper ; No. 2009-23

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
General Welfare; Well-Being
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Labor Standards: Working Conditions
Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
Thema
social capital
trust
stress
police officers

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Gächter, Martin
Savage, David A.
Torgler, Benno
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
(wo)
Basel
(wann)
2009

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Gächter, Martin
  • Savage, David A.
  • Torgler, Benno
  • Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)

Entstanden

  • 2009

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