Page No 180-190
Seema Vinayak, Akshay Anand, Noor Glory and Nishant Dixit
Panjab University, Chandigar
The present study aimed to explore the impact of quality of life and interpersonal support
on stress among police personnel during COVID-19. Total sample comprised of 203
(Males-136; Females-67) frontline police personnel engaged in duties during COVID-
19. Subjects were selected randomly from various police stations of Chandigarh city.
The data was collected during lockdown due to COVID-19 by using standardized
psychological tools (DASS-21, Acute Stress Disorder Scales, WHO-Quality of life scale,
Interpersonal Support Evaluation List). Data was analyzed by using independent ttest,
and step-wise multiple regression. The results showed gender differences on
acute stress, psychological quality of life, environmental quality of life and appraisal
social support. The regression analysis revealed that general health and environmental
quality of life predict stress, while psychological quality of life predicts acute stress
among females. Whereas, general health predicts stress, and physiological quality of
life predicts acute stress, with both showing significant negative associations with
stress levels in males. Police departments can use this information to design gendersensitive
stress management and intervention programs to improve well-being, reduce
stress, and support mental health