ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of job burnout in policemen in female drug rehabilitation center and its correlation with self-efficacy and social support. METHODS: The General Condition Inventory,Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey,Perceived Social Support Scale and General Self-Efficacy Scale were used to evaluate the mental health status of 254 policemen of female drug rehabilitation center. RESULTS: The scores of policewomen in emotional exhaustion dimension were higher than those of policemen( P < 0. 01). The policemen with length of service ≤15 years had the lower scores in emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation dimension than those with length of service > 15 years( P < 0. 05).The scores of ordinary policemen in emotional exhaustion dimension were hight than those of vice-officer level policemen( P < 0. 01). Policemen who were in contact with patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome had higher scores in emotional exhaustion dimension than those who were not in contact with patients( P < 0. 05). Partial correlation analysis showed that the scores of 3 dimensions of job burnout( emotional exhaustion,depersonalization and lower sense of personal achievement) were negatively correlated with general self-efficacy( P < 0. 05). Emotional exhaustion was negatively correlated with social support and other related dimension scores( P < 0. 01). The depersonalization dimension score was negatively correlated with total score of social support,and the dimension scores of family support,friend support and other support( P < 0. 01). CONCLUSION: The job burnout of policemen working in female drug rehabilitation center are different by gender,length of service,position and different types of job. The correlation exists among job burnout,self-efficacy and social support in a certain degree.