Abstract

MARTINS, Jucimara Zacarias; NORONHA, Ana Paula Porto; DIAS-VIANA, João Lucas  and  COUTO, Leila Maria Ferreira. Intervention in the Subjective and Psychological Well-Being of Public Security Professionals. Aval. psicol. [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.3, pp.265-275.  Epub Nov 29, 2024. ISSN 1677-0471.  https://doi.org/10.15689/ap.2023.2203.24751.04.

This research evaluated the effects of a Positive Psychotherapy intervention program to promote the subjective and psychological well-being of public security professionals with depressive symptoms. Participants were 16 public security professionals, with mild to moderate depressive symptoms, of both sexes; 8 constituted the experimental group and 8 the control group, paired according to the score obtained in a measure that evaluates depressive symptoms. This study had a longitudinal design, in which the participants responded to measures that assess components of subjective well-being, psychological well-being, and depressive symptoms in three moments: pre-test, post-test (1 week), and follow-up (1 month). The results indicated that the experimental group had greater Satisfaction with Life, and Achievement; and lower Negative Affects, Receiving Emotional Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms compared to the control group. The effects of the intervention demonstrated that it was effective in increasing the Positive Affects of public security professionals.

Keywords : depression; psychological intervention; police; positive psychology; well-being.

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