The Relationship Between Anxiety, Anger, and Family Problems in Law Enforcement

• Main Author: Bower, Breanna L
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2024
• Subjects: Clinical psychology; Individual & family studies; Law enforcement; Psychology
• ISBN: 9798382121086

Law enforcement officers experience a variety of stressors. These stressors and experiences of officers’ careers can impact the officers’ families. Officers’ wellness on the job and off duty can be affected. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental study was to determine if anxiety and anger predict family problems among law enforcement officers, the framework for this study was based on the spillover theory. Archival data were used for this study and provided by a non-profit organization. The criterion variable was family problems, and the predictor variables were anxiety and anger. A multiple regression and two linear regressions were conducted to determine the predictive relationship between anxiety, anger, and family problems amongst law enforcement. The results indicated anxiety and anger were significant predictors for family problems in law enforcement officers in the United States. The implications for positive social change include increasing the understanding of the predictive relationship between anxiety, anger, and family problems which can inform mental health professionals that work with law enforcement families.