Factors Influencing Sleep Bruxism among Police Personnel
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https://doi.org/10.37287/ijghr.v8i6.2827Keywords:
anxiety, police personnel, sleep bruxism, work stressAbstract
Police personnel at Banda Aceh City Police Department (Polresta Banda Aceh) face high job demands, psychological pressure, and complex working conditions that may affect their physical and mental health, potentially contributing to sleep bruxism. This condition not only affects dental health and sleep quality but may also impact the quality of life and work performance of police personnel. Various psychological, biological, and lifestyle factors are thought to contribute to the occurrence of sleep bruxism. To analyze factors associated with sleep bruxism among police personnel at Polresta Banda Aceh. This quantitative study employed a cross-sectional design. Data were collected using an online questionnaire administered through Google Forms. The study sample consisted of 573 police personnel who met the inclusion criteria, selected using total sampling. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis, bivariate analysis using logistic regression, and multivariate analysis using multiple logistic regression, with a significance level of p < 0.05. The results showed a significant association between sleep bruxism and moderate anxiety (p=0.001), high anxiety (p=0.001), moderate work stress (p=0.001), poor sleep quality (p=0.002), family history (p=0.001), medication use (p=0.001), and length of employment (p=0.005) among police personnel at Polresta Banda Aceh. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed a Pseudo R² value of 0.3170, indicating that the variables included in the model simultaneously explained approximately 31.70% of the variation in sleep bruxism among police personnel at Polresta Banda Aceh, while the remaining 68.30% may be explained by other factors not included in the model. Sleep bruxism among police personnel is associated with an interaction of psychological, biological, and occupational factors. Therefore, Polresta Banda Aceh, through its Human Resources (HR) division, is expected to coordinate with psychological staff at the Aceh Regional Police (Polda Aceh) to strengthen promotive and preventive efforts through stress management programs, mental health monitoring, and sleep health education to improve the well-being and performance of police personnel at Polresta Banda Aceh.
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