Relationship between psychological well-being and attitudes towards work and job performance in police personnel

Introduction Work is one of the most vital spheres of human functioning and has a significant impact on person overall wellbeing. The police personnel have one of the most stressful jobs among the professions. For the law enforcement officer, physical strains and mental tensions experienced at work are unique and often inevitable. In the line of duty, police personnel face more stress, which not only negatively impacts their physical and mental health, but also their work competence. Stress and burnout are considered to be by products of police work. In and of itself, the nature of police work is regarded to be highly stressful and can even be described as hazardous (Storm and Rothman, 2003). Long (1995) reported that work place stress is not just a source of physiological response to a stressful situation but an interaction between source of demand and individual within their environment. Kobell (1995) explains that abilities to successfully cope with the demand, resulting in disturbance to his or Safety and Health, job stress is a mental, physical and emotional condition that emerges as a result of mismatch between employee capabilities, high work demands and insufficient available resources. Bayley (1996) reported that police work is not ordinary work. It is demanding, often dirty and unpleasant and sometimes hazardous. Indian police men are constantly subject to call night work is standard element of their life; they are not paid for additional time work. Police personnel often work on holidays and during festivals. They are relied upon to hazard their lives. Lastly, the obligation pushed onto them is tremendous. Indian police personnel are no exception to the general rule. Of no other occupation is such a great amount of requested with so little acknowledgment and reward. 1.0 Statement of the Problem The context surrounding people live influences their wellbeing (Ryff and Singer, 2008). It can be stated that psychological wellness is multi-dimensional with optimal functioning occurring when these dimensions are in balance. These dimensions refer to parts of the self (intrapersonal, affective and cognitive RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS AND WORK 3