Assessment of the Effects of Stress and Age on Decision to Commit Suicide among Male Police Officers at Tabora Region, Tanzania

Abstract

Decision to commit suicide is one of the most prevalent problems among male police officers. The study aimed at assessing the effects of stress and age on decision to commit suicide among male police officers at Tabora region. 262 Survey were conveniently distributed to male police officers in Tabora region. The information collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regressions. The findings indicated that both age and stress have statistically significant effects on the decision to commit suicide among police officers. The study recommends that the government should consider police problems and priorities to enable them work with passions despite the danger of the work. There should be more training to police officers, chief officers but the supervisors need to know how to handle matters in their duties so that they can reduce stress among each other.