A Study of Job Stress and Psychological Capital in Rajasthan Police Officers

The present research has examined the relationship between PsyCap and 8SQ in a sample of 300 police officers in the Rajasthan state. The sample was subjected to 4 measures of PsyCap which are Hope, Self-efficacy, Resiliency, Optimism and 8 emotional state including anxiety, arousal, depression, extraversion, fatigue, guilt, regression and stress.. The analysis of these measures reveal that the constructs of PsyCap are significantly correlated with the construct of job stress suggesting that individual with high PsyCap would have low negative emotion stress state in the job and PsyCap can serve as effective predictor of Job Stress in Rajasthan police. Implications of the findings have been discussed to motivate them in turning the adversity in to opportunities and dealing with job stress in positive manner in order to pursue growth and development in the life of custodian of law.