| Summary: | Abstract
Police trainees have to be prepared for future job demands and
challenges. Personality plays an important role in stress management.
The first assessment of a longitudinal investigation was conducted among
103 Swedish police trainees to study their personality changes and
mental health responses in first two weeks after intake. Fifty-two
of these trainees, who participated in the second assessment, were included
in the analysis. The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) was
used to measure personality, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised
(SCL-90-R) was used to measure mental health. A multiple regression
analysis was performed with personality scores from the first assessment
as independent variables and SCL-90-R scores as dependent variables.
Over two years, minor changes were found in the police trainees’
personality characteristics, which seemingly fit the demands of
policing and are potentially valuable in the trainees’ future careers.
Personality characteristics are predictors of mental health at the
end of university training.
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