Protecting Protectors:Smartphone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Mental Health in the Chinese Police  

作　　者：Huiting Zou Zheng Zhang Peng Chen 

机构地区：[1]Social Management Department,Shaanxi Police College,Xi’an,710021,China [2]School of Psychology,Shaanxi Normal University,Xi’an,710061,China [3]Department of Psychiatry,The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University,Changsha,410011,China [4]School of Education,Shaanxi Normal University,Xi’an,710061,China

出　　处：《International Journal of Mental Health Promotion》2024年第11期925-934,共10页国际心理健康促进杂志（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Shaanxi Police Officers’Vocational College Scientific Research Project(grant number YJKY202310).

摘　　要：Background:The mental health challenges faced by police officers due to high-stress work environments necessitate effective interventions.Cognitive-behavioral therapy(CBT)has shown promise in addressing mental health issues,and this study aims to evaluate the efficacy of smartphone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy(SCBT)in improving mental health outcomes among police officers.This intervention could provide a reference for enhancing mental health literacy and resilience in this population.Methods:A randomized controlled trial(RCT)design was employed,involving 291 police officers who were randomly assigned to either the SCBT intervention group(n=145)or the control group(n=146).Participants completed pre-and post-intervention assessments using the Symptom Checklist-90(SCL-90),which measures multiple psychological symptoms including somatization,obsessive-compulsiveness,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,hostility,phobic anxiety,paranoid ideation,and psychoticism.Statistical analyses were conducted to examine group differences in symptom severity and effect sizes.Results:Post-intervention results indicated significant reductions in somatization,obsessivecompulsiveness,interpersonal sensitivity,depression,anxiety,hostility,phobic anxiety,paranoid ideation,and psychoticism,with large effect sizes observed in the intervention group.Notably,the intervention group showed significantly greater improvements compared to the control group,particularly in overall psychological distress as measured by the total SCL-90 score.However,significant reductions in interpersonal sensitivity and paranoid ideation were also observed in the control group,suggesting external factors may have influenced these dimensions.Conclusion:SCBT demonstrated efficacy in reducing psychological distress among police officers,offering a flexible and accessible mental health intervention.However,challenges such as high dropout rates and the complex,dynamic nature of mental health warrant further investigation.Future studies should explore ta

关 键 词：POLICE mental health smartphone-based cognitive behavioral therapy 

分 类 号：R395[哲学宗教—心理学]