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This study was conducted to identify the relationship between job demands and family social support with depression among the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) officers of the Criminal Investigation Department in Selangor. A total of 336 RMP officers of the Criminal Investigation Department were randomly selected as respondents of this study. Data were gathered through a self-administered questionnaire. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) was used to measure the level of depression among the respondents. Meanwhile, the Quantitative Workload Inventory (QWI) (Spector & Jex, 1998) was used to measure the respondents’ job demands and the Family Support Inventory for Workers (FSIW) (King et al., 1995) was used to measure the respondents’ family social support. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between job demands, family emotional support and family instrumental support with depression among the respondents. The study also found that family instrumental support was the strongest predictor of the respondents’ depression. Thus, the study concludes that any intervention program planned by the RMP to ensure the wellbeing of its officers particularly on the issue of depression must consider the aspect of job demands and family social support.
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To Cite this Article: Johari, M. A., Ahmad, S., & Ismail, Z. (2021). Job Demand, Family Social Support and Depression among the Royal Malaysia Police Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department in Selangor. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(11), 2617–2632.
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