Occupational burnout as a negative phenomenon in Polish uniformed services - research report

Occupational burnout is an increasingly common disorder occurring in various occupational groups, especially in uniformed services. The research was conducted among police officers. The research process involved 140 policemen selected using the snowball sampling method. The results obtained confirmed that the vast majority (80%) suffer from medium and high levels of occupational burnout. The highest level of burnout is observed in long-serving males working in the prevention department. Research results show that there is an urgent need to, first and foremost, design measures to prevent the process of occupational burnout from developing in this group of employees. These activities should mainly focus on preventive and therapeutic programmes aimed at both minimising the risk factors and reducing the excessive work-related mental strain.