Occupational Stress and Job Performance Among Police Officers in District Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

The study explored the impact of occupational stress on the job performance of police in Faisalabad District. The researcher used a quantitative approach, employing a correlational and cross-sectional design in which participants responded only once. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 300 police officers. Instruments used for data collection were the Occupational Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Org) and the Individual Work Performance Questionnaire. The findings indicated a very strong negative correlation between occupational stress and job performance (r = -0.88, p <.01), suggesting that the more occupational stress, the less the job performance among police officers. The gender differences in occupational stress were further examined using an independent-samples t-test. The results revealed that males had a marginally higher mean score (M = 49.94, SD = 10.46) than females (M = 48.64, SD = 10.58). But this difference was not statistically significant (t = 0.85, p > .05). In general, the paper identifies occupational stress as one of the most influential factors in job performance. At the same time, it underscores the necessity of law enforcement bodies to adopt effective stress management methods.

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