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Policewomen Acting in Self-Defense

Can Psychological Disengagement Protect Self-Esteem From the Negative Outcomes of Relative Deprivation

Bibliographic Data

ID6200515
AuthorsFrancine Tougas (University of Ottawa), Natalie Rinfret (0000-0001-6624-5754, École Nationale d'Administration Publique), Ann M Beaton (Université de Moncton), Roxane De La Sablonnière (0000-0003-2534-7142, University of Ottawa)
Year2005
Volume88
Issue5
Pages790-800
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.88.5.790
PMID15898875
OpenAlexW2045051303
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited63

The role of 2 components of psychological disengagement (discounting and devaluing) in the relation between personal relative deprivation and self-esteem was explored in 3 samples of policewomen. Path analyses conducted with the 3 samples revealed that stronger feelings of personal relative deprivation resulted in stronger discounting of work evaluations, which in turn led to devaluing the importance of police work. A negative relation between discounting and self-esteem was observed in all samples. Other related outcomes of disengagement, professional withdrawal and stress, were also evaluated

Developmental psychology · Discounting · Disengagement theory · Feeling · Relative deprivation · Self-esteem · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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