Brazilian Police Officers in The State of Rio Grande do Sul: the Relationship between satisfaction at Work and Occupational Stress

The objective is to analyze the connection between job satisfaction and occupational stress from the perspective of the police officers of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was conducted quantitative descriptive research, using the survey method. Five hundred and nineteen police officers from 97 cities in Rio Grande do Sul participated in the study. Two scales were used: the Satisfaction at Work Scale at Work (SIQUEIRA, 2008) and the Job Stress Scale (PASCHOAL and TAMAYO, 2004). It was identified statistically significant connection between job stress and job satisfaction and its dimensions, classifying such relationship as moderate and negative. This shows that the higher the occupational stress, the lower the job satisfaction and vice versa. There was an association between low satisfaction and high level of stress. There was also an association between average satisfaction and medium level stress. Thus, it was demonstrated the relationship between job satisfaction and occupational stress, one aspect influencing the other.