Abstract:

The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a differentiation of burnout levels of policemen in terms of some demographic variables (sex, age, marital status, education level, working hours in the profession, rank, work unit) This study is conducted on 153 policemen of Karabağlar Police Department in 2014 by using easily accessible sampling method. The information concerning the independent variables was collected through “Personal Information Form”. The information concerning the burnout levels of police, which serves as the dependent variable in this study, was collected by using “Maslach Burnout Scale”. “t Test” and “one way analysis of variance(ANOVA)” were conducted for data analysis. According to the results of the study, there is a significant difference in the burnout levels of the policemen in terms of age and the total time spent in the job (seniority)

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