THE EFFECTS OF COMPASSION FATIGUE, EMOTIONAL DETACHMENT, LOW ACHIEVEMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, AND POLICE JOB SATISFACTION

Abstract

This study examines the effects of age, experience, gender, education, compassion fatigue, emotional detachment, low achievement, and administrative support on police job satisfaction. Moreover, it examines the complex relationships between compassion fatigue, emotional detachment, low achievement, administrative support, and police job satisfaction. The sample comprised 167 police personnel, of whom 33% were male and 67% were female, with an average age of 37 years and 14 years of experience. A special instrument was developed based on a literature review, achieving an acceptable reliability level of Cronbach's alpha of .70. Regressing the effects of age, experience, gender, education, compassion fatigue, emotional detachment, low achievement, and administrative support on police job satisfaction showed that these predictors explained 24% of the variance in police job satisfaction. Table 2 shows a significant effect of all predictors combined on police job satisfaction (F=6.895, α=.000). Table 3 indicates that three variables have a unique contribution to police job satisfaction. These variables are compassion fatigue (t=-2.601, α=.010), administrative support (t=-5.710, α=.010), and gender (t=-1.908, α=.05). Moreover, there is a significant relationship between compassion fatigue, administrative support, and police job satisfaction. Understanding emotional stress, numbness, achievement, administrative support, and job satisfaction is crucial for designing effective workplace interventions to improve employee morale, performance, and retention.