This study investigates the effect of police officers’ self-efficacy on job burnout and examines whether anger regulation moderates this relationship. A structured survey was conducted among police officers in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions, and the...
This study investigates the effect of police officers’ self-efficacy on job burnout and examines whether anger regulation moderates this relationship. A structured survey was conducted among police officers in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions, and the collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, correlation analysis, multiple regression, and moderation analysis. The findings indicate, first, that self-efficacy has a significant negative effect on job burnout, implying that officers with high self-efficacy experience lower levels of emotional exhaustion and reduced personal accomplishment. Second, anger regulation also shows a negative effect on job burnout, suggesting that those with high emotional control experience less burnout. Third, the moderation effect of anger regulation between self-efficacy and burnout is statistically significant. The buffering effect of self-efficacy on job burnout becomes stronger as anger regulation increases. These results suggest that self-efficacy and anger regulation serve as critical psychological resources in reducing police officers’ job burnout. The findings provide policy implications for enhancing psychological capital and designing effective human resource management strategies in police organizations.