PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH WORK CAPACITY AND MENTAL HEALTH IN MILITARY POLICE OFFICERS

Authors

  • Fabiana Caetano Martins Silva e Dutra Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ocupação e Cotidiano. Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Trabalho, Participação Social e Saúde (NETRAS). Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Mariane Oliveira Ferreira Sales Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Trabalho, Participação Social e Saúde (NETRAS). Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Alline Alves de Sousa Departamento de Psicologia Social e do Desenvolvimento. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil.
  • Williane Martinho Roberto Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Trabalho, Participação Social e Saúde (NETRAS). Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
  • Mirian Angélica Martins Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ocupação e Cotidiano. Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Trabalho, Participação Social e Saúde (NETRAS). Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Abstract

Given the unfavorable working conditions of police officers in Brazil, this study analyzed the association between work capacity, psychosocial factors at work, and self-perception of mental health among military police officers. Sociodemographic, occupational, and lifestyle information; self-perception of health; psychosocial factors at work; and work capacity of 98 military police officers from a medium-sized municipality in the interior of Minas Gerais were evaluated. The sample was mainly composed of men. The majority had a higher education degree and rated their mental health as very good or good. The capacity index had an average of 41.58 points (SD=7.28). The results showed that work capacity presented a significant, but low-magnitude, correlation with work demands and social support. These associations indicate that police officers with high work demands and little social support at work presented poorer work capacity, indicating the need for improvements in work organization through interventions on working conditions and environments that can bring positive consequences for the health and well-being of police officers.

Author Biographies

  • Alline Alves de Sousa, Departamento de Psicologia Social e do Desenvolvimento. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil.

    Psicóloga. 

  • Mirian Angélica Martins, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ocupação e Cotidiano. Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Trabalho, Participação Social e Saúde (NETRAS). Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

    Psicóloga. 

Published

2026-11-09

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2026): Revista Laborativa

Section

Artigos