Frontiers in Public Health
Validating and applying a multidimensional scale to measure public security police stressors in China
Background Policing is a highly stressful occupation, with considerable implications for officers' mental health and wellbeing. Despite increasing research on police stress, there remains a critical need for culturally relevant and up-to-date measurement tools, particularly in Eastern countries like China. This study aimed to develop and validate a revised version of the Police Stress Scale (PSS)—the Revised Chinese Public Security Police Stressors Scale (CPSPSS-R)—a tool assessing stressors affecting Chinese publi …