Exploring the Relationship between Decision-Making Styles and Emotion Regulation: a study of police officials in portuguese public security
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2024-10-14
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Carvalho, Carla
Pinto, Ana
Pinedo, Beatriz
Oliveira, Soraia
Gondim, Sonia Maria Guedes
Carlotto, Mary Sandra
Moura, Rui Coelho de
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In public security policing, where pressure is constant, effective decision-making and emotion regulation are critical, especially for leaders. These processes significantly impact upon work results, performance, officials’ health, employee well-being, and the organizational environment. This study aims to broaden the understanding of decision-making styles and emotion-regulation strategies used by police officials in the Portuguese Public Security Police (PSP). We surveyed 138 Portuguese high-ranking police officials using two self-response questionnaires, namely the Emotion Regulation in the Workplace (ReTrab) and the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire (MDMQ), both translated, adapted, and validated for the Portuguese police context. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted, followed by correlations to explore the relationship between emotion-regulation strategies and decision-making styles. Finally, through a regression analysis, the potential impact of this relationship was assessed. The results reveal that specific emotion-regulation strategies, except for adaptive ones, significantly influence and modify the decision-making styles of PSP officials. Dysfunctional and maladaptive emotion-regulation strategies lead to less adaptive decision-making styles, while functional strategies promote more adaptive styles. These findings have theoretical and practical implications, offering valuable insights for targeted training programs and interventions in the law-enforcement sector, benefiting the police personnel, the communities they serve, and public perceptions about police.
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Carvalho, C., Pinto, A., Pinedo, B., Oliveira, S., Gondim, S. M. G., Carlotto, M. S., & Moura, R. C. (2024). Exploring the Relationship between Decision-Making Styles and Emotion Regulation: a study of police officials in portuguese public security. Social Sciences, 13(10), 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13100544