Examination of the relationship between self-control,social problem solving skills, psychological resilience and expressing emotions in police officers

In this study, it is aimed to examine the relationship between self-control, social problem solving skills, psychological resilience and expressing emotions in police officers. It will also be examined whether the variables differ depending on the demographic characteristics of the individuals. The universe of the research consists of the police officers working under the General Directorate of Security in Turkey. The sample consisted of 200 men and 14 women, a total of 214 members of the constabulary, who worked in the provinces of Trabzon and Rize and could be reached using the purposive sampling method. This research was carried out in correlational survey model. During the analysis of the data, data were collected through a face-to-face data collection questionnaire. Participants were evaluated with the Personal Information Form, Self-Control Scale (SCS), Social Problem Solving Inventory (SPSI), The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), and the Level of Expressed Emotion (LEE) Scale. The analysis of the data collected within the scope of the research was made using the SPSS 25.0 program. During the analysis of the data were used the t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple comparison (posthoc). In addition, frequency and percentage analysis and descriptive statistics such as arithmetic mean and standard deviation were used to determine the findings related to the participants and the descriptive findings of the scale scores. As a result of the research, all of the relationships between self-control, social problem-solving skills, resilience and expressing emotions were found to be strongly positive and significant. As a result of the comparison of self-control, social problem-solving skills, resilience and expressing emotions according to demographic and occupational characteristics, it was determined that all of them differed significantly according to gender, age, education level, tenure in the profession, daily working time and perceived economic level. Women's self-control levels, social problemsolving skills, psychological resilience and their ability to express emotions were found to be significantly higher than men. Keywords: Police, Self-Control, Social Problem Solving, Expressing Emotions, Psychological Resilience