quality of work-life of iranian police officers in the year 2020: a descriptive study

Background: stressful workplace experiences of police officers predispose them to physical and psychological injuries and affect their quality of work-life (qwl). objectives: therefore, this study aimed to examine the qwl of iranian police officers. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 on 200 police officers working in different job positions of the iranian police organization. a convenience sampling method was used to recruit the participants from 12 police departments in five cities. the police quality of work-life questionnaire (pqwlq) was used for data collection. the measures of descriptive and inferential statistics (independent-samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and pearson correlation coefficient) were used for data analysis. results: of the 200 police officers, 87.5% (175) were males, 68% (136) had a bachelor’s degree or higher, and their work experience ranged between five and 27 years. the qwl score of the study participants ranged from 24 to 120 with a mean ( sd) of 63.20 ( 18.40), and the majority of them (56%) had a moderate qwl. male police officers had a higher qwl (67%) than female ones (45%) (p < 0.05). conclusions: the majority of the police officers who participated in this study had a moderate qwl. to increase the level of qwl among police officers, the police authorities should plan appropriate strategies and programs.