SOCIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT AS RESOURCES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
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https://doi.org/10.57033/ayjfdv32Keywords:
psychological resilience, law enforcement officers, social support, organisational support, occupational stress, coping, professional well-beingAbstract
Law enforcement is characterised by a combination of operational pressure, high responsibility, emotional demands, uncertainty and regular exposure to potentially stressful situations. Under such conditions, psychological resilience becomes an important professional resource that enables officers to maintain emotional stability, adaptive functioning and effective decision-making. However, resilience should not be considered exclusively as an individual psychological characteristic. Contemporary research increasingly emphasises the social and organisational environment in which professional resilience develops and is maintained. The present paper examines social and organisational support as significant resources for strengthening psychological resilience among law enforcement officers.
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