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Police stress is a critical concern for public safety agencies. This study proposes a research model to examine the relationship between police operational stress and affective commitment, mediated by psychological safety.

A survey was developed and administered to law enforcement professionals from two large police agencies in a Midwestern US state and Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

The results suggest the research model applies similarly in both countries. A significant relationship between police operational stress and lower affective commitment was found. Psychological safety mediated this effect, suggesting its importance in mitigating stress. The focus on psychological safety offers valuable insights for understanding officer well-being in high-stress environments.

Qualitative methods might be used to help better understand the contextual elements around police stress and its consequences. Results indicate that supportive work environments that foster psychological safety can be a powerful tool to buffer the negative effects of stress and promote officer well-being and retention.

A comprehensive understanding of the psychological factors influencing officer morale and engagement is essential for developing interventions to enhance law enforcement effectiveness. Psychological safety helps create a supportive work environment, reducing stress’s negative impact on officer commitment.

This study makes a distinctive contribution by examining the mediating role of psychological safety in the relationship between operational stress and affective commitment among police officers in two countries. Building upon prior research that has examined the impact of stress and psychological safety, this study is among the first to investigate how psychological safety specifically mitigates the negative impact of stress on officer commitment.

This study examines the destigmatization of second-hand consumption in a developing country through the lens of social practice theory. It explores media and institutional discourses surrounding children’s thrift stores, identifying key argumentative emphases that reshape perceptions of the second-hand market.

The methodology involves leveraging journalistic and institutional materials to gain insights into the practices molding the second-hand market. Content analysis is used to identify these sources’ pivotal themes and recurring categories, which were then divided into objects, doing and meanings, forming the basis for creating a “gear of practice.”

The findings reveal a complex network of practices that underpin the destigmatization of second-hand consumption. Specifically, they identify three circuits of practices forming a “gear of practice,” where suppliers, thrift store owners and customers play interchangeable roles, with their actions shaping the meanings and perceptions associated with second-hand goods.

This study introduces the innovative “gear of practice,” which represents a theoretical contribution to understand how practices intersect, considering the perspectives of various stakeholders. Furthermore, this framework advances theoretical discussion by providing insights into how businesses can navigate sustainable consumption trends, considering the role of consumer participation and organizational practices (doings), infrastructure investment and product attributes (objects) and diverse meanings (e.g. sustainability, economic advantage and participation in a new trend) in destigmatizing second-hand markets.

The purpose of this paper is to examine how job stress and the embodiment of the police culture influence levels of job satisfaction for two mid-sized law enforcement agencies in the Southeastern United States.

A survey was conducted of police officers from two mid-sized law enforcement agencies in the Southeastern United States. Ordinary least squares regression models were utilized to assess the impact of job stress and the embodiment of the police culture on job satisfaction.

Results indicated that officers with higher levels of job stress reported being less satisfied with their careers. Contrary to prior research, officers with a greater embodiment of the police culture were significantly less satisfied. Demographic variables were not statistically noteworthy; however, working on a rotating shift and having more years of service significantly decreased job satisfaction.

Survey data collected from two mid-sized police agencies in the Southeastern United States may not be generalizable to other areas or regions.

These findings provide practical insights for police agencies to address the operational strains of working in law enforcement and the cultural component embedded in this field. Based on these findings, there is a clear need to increase future work on the interplay between job satisfaction, job stress, and occupational culture.