Preventing occupational injury among police officers: does motivation matter?

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Preventing occupational injury among police officers: does motivation matter?

Martin S. Hagger Martin S. Hagger Derwin K. C. Chan Derwin K. C. Chan Derwin K. C. Chan D. Webb Richard M. Ryan Sophie Xin Yang Sophie Xin Yang Nikos Ntoumanis T. Tang

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self-regulation safety Adult Male China Psychometrics media_common.quotation_subject Occupational injury itsesääntely työturvallisuus Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine health behaviour Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention medicine poliisit (ammatit)Humans 030212 general & internal medicine ta515 Self-determination theory media_common motivaatio self-regulation.Response rate (survey)Motivation behavioural compliance työterveys Amotivation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Theory of planned behavior self-determined motivation ta3142 030229 sport sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Occupational Injuries policing Police Attitude terveyskäyttäytyminen Female Worry Psychology Clinical psychology

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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.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2017-01-01	Occupational Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqx076