Purpose : A wide body of research has demonstrated that police officers are profoundly affected by their exposure to violence and that traumatic events viewed commonly as part of their job duties. Faced with stress, officers learn to adapt by incorporating coping techniques.
Methods : The current study utilizes Agnew’s general strain theory to explain occurrences of the most dangerous maladaptive coping technique : suicide ideation. Male and female police officers form three large cities in Texas were surveyed ( n=1,410 )
Result : The present study utilize logistic regression techniques, finding that strain has positive and direct effect on male officers suicide ideation risk, but not for female police. Moreover, depression has mediating effect on strain and suicide ideation for both genders.