Preventing occupational injury among police officers: Does motivation matter?

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Chan, D. K., Webb, D., Ryan, R. M., Tang, T. C. W., Yang, S. X., Ntoumanis, N. and Hagger, M. S.. (2017). Preventing occupational injury among police officers: Does motivation matter? Occupational Medicine. 67(6), pp. 435 - 441. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx076
AuthorsChan, D. K., Webb, D., Ryan, R. M., Tang, T. C. W., Yang, S. X., Ntoumanis, N. and Hagger, M. S.
Abstract

Background: Injury prevention is an important issue for police officers, but the effectiveness of prevention initiatives is dependent on officers’ motivation toward, and adherence to, recommended health and safety guidelines. Aims: To understand effects of police officers’ motivation to prevent occupational injury on beliefs about safety and adherence to injury prevention behaviours. Methods: Full-time police officers completed a survey comprising validated psychometric scales to assess autonomous, controlled and amotivated forms of motivation (Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire), behavioural adherence (Self-reported Treatment Adherence Scale) and beliefs (Safety Attitude Questionnaire) with respect to injury prevention behaviours. Results: There were 207 participants; response rate was 87%. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses demonstrated that autonomous motivation was positively related to behavioural adherence, commitment to safety and prioritizing injury prevention. Controlled motivation was a positive predictor of safety communication barriers. Amotivation was positively associated with fatalism regarding injury prevention, safety violation and worry. Conclusions: These findings are consistent with the tenets of self-determination theory in that autonomous motivation was a positive predictor of adaptive safety beliefs and adherence to injury prevention behaviours.

Keywordsbehavioural compliance; health behaviour; policing; safety; self-determined motivation; self-regulation
Year2017
JournalOccupational Medicine
Journal citation67 (6), pp. 435 - 441
PublisherOxford University Press
ISSN0962-7480
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx076
Page range435 - 441
Research GroupInstitute for Positive Psychology and Education
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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