Abstract

HERNANDEZ-CORONA, Manuel Edgardo; MENDEZ-RIZO, Julián  and  ROJAS-SOLIS, José Luis. Burnout in police officers: A systematic review on methodological aspects, associated factors, causes and consequences. Dilemas contemp. educ. política valores [online]. 2021, vol.9, n.spe1, 00063.  Epub Jan 31, 2022. ISSN 2007-7890.  https://doi.org/10.46377/dilemas.v9i.2970.

The burnout syndrome specifically affects occupations that deal directly with the population, where the police forces are no exception; Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the refereed and indexed investigations regarding burnout syndrome in police officers. A systematic review of the scientific literature on the subject was carried out through the Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCO databases. Among the researches analyzed, the presence of different factors associated with burnout syndrome, as well as its causes and consequences, stands out. It is concluded that the prevalence of burnout in police officers is associated with multiple causes and produces different repercussions.

Keywords : psychological exhaustion; burnout; stress; systematic review; police.

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