The effects of a cognitive–behavioral stress intervention on the motivation and psychological well-being of senior U.K. police personnel.

Police employees in the U.K. face increased work demands, against a backdrop of increasing crime rates and continued underfunding, due to ongoing impact austerity. Stress mental illness policing populations is major concern for police themselves, communities they serve. The use cognitive behavioural one-to-one coaching (CBC) critical performance contexts has received scant research attention. But CBC could be particularly useful as stress management intervention highly demanding occupational such policing. current study applies pre-post experimental field design examine effect with sample 50 senior personnel United Kingdom. Participants eight bespoke one- -one sessions each, data were collected at pre intervention, post-intervention, follow-up phases. Data showed that decreased maladaptive cognitions (irrational beliefs), self-determined motivation, satisfaction basic psychological needs (wellbeing) personnel. Hair cortisol levels used determine changes stress, but did not suggest had meaningful on levels. Social validation indicated facilitated coping, corroborated statistical analyses. applied issues surrounding are discussed, along guidance future psychology research.