325 KB35 KB201520252025Izwan Ikhsan, MuhammadKamaruddin, SaslinaKrishnan, Thamil ChelvanMohd Saufi, Nadia NabilaMunirah Mohamad, Aniletnik:18številka:2str. 317-331DOI:10.18690/mls.18.2.317-332.2025ISSN:2463-7955COBISSID_HOST:262633987URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-0DU6JZNSenUniversity of Maribor PressMedicine, law & societylaw enforcementmental healthpolicepsychologicalwell-beingworkplaceFactors affecting mental health among police officers in the state of Kedah Malaysia|Mental health among law enforcement personnel has become a growing concern, raising questions about institutional responsibility and legal protections within the workplace. This study explores the factors influencing mental health among Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) members at IPK Kedah, focusing on legal and organizational implications. The research aims to identify key stressors and examine whether age and job rank correlate with psychological well-being, using a quantitative approach involving 100 respondents who completed structured questionnaires. Findings reveal that occupational stress is the leading contributor (mean = 4.821), followed by personal/family (4.392) and social factors (3.895). Pearson correlation shows significant positive relationships between mental health issues and both age (r = 0.416) and position (r = 0.398), with p < 0.05. The paper argues for the urgent need to strengthen mental health policies within policing institutions and contends that legal reform and administrative intervention are essential to safeguarding officers' psychological welfareDuševno zdravje pripadnikov organov pregona postaja vse večja skrb, kar odpira vprašanja o institucionalni odgovornosti in pravni zaščiti na delovnem mestu. Ta študija raziskuje dejavnike, ki vplivajo na duševno zdravje članov Kraljevske malezijske policije (RMP) na IPK Kedah, s poudarkom na pravnih in organizacijskih implikacijah. Raziskava si prizadeva prepoznati ključne stresorje ter preveriti, ali sta starost in delovno mesto povezana s psihološkim blagostanjem, pri čemer uporablja kvantitativni pristop s 100 anketiranimi udeleženci, ki so izpolnili strukturirane vprašalnike. Ugotovitve razkrivajo, da je glavni dejavnik poklicni stres (povprečje = 4,821), sledijo osebni/družinski dejavniki (4,392) ter socialni dejavniki (3,895). Pearsonova korelacija je pokazala pomembne pozitivne povezave med težavami v duševnem zdravju ter starostjo (r = 0,416) in položajem (r = 0,398), pri čemer je p < 0,05. Članek poudarja nujno potrebo po krepitvi politik duševnega zdravja znotraj policijskih institucij ter zatrjuje, da sta pravna reforma in administrativni posegi bistvena za zaščito psihološkega blagostanja policistovTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Pravna fakulteta