Stress is a major concern of every individual. Police personnel in Forensic Group serves multiple type of clients which is not limited to the victim but even with the defense and counsel of the suspect. This quantitative research used the descriptive design to understand the nature, characteristics, components, aspects of the situation or phenomenon regarding the stress of police personnel that they have experience and their coping strategies. Respondents of the study are the personnel of assigned at Forensic Group Fingerprint Identification Division located at PNP National Head Quarter Camp Gen. Rafael T. Crame from year 2020-2023. Data was gathered using a close-ended survey questionnaire. Percentage was use to determine the profile of the respondent police personnel while weighted mean was used to determine the stress level and coping strategies of the respondent police personnel.
Based on the findings, majority of the respondents is at the age of 26-45 years old, male, non-commission officer, already serve for about 11 to 20 years in service and monthly salary ranging from Php 30,001 to 40,000. The level of stress of Organizational stressors are moderately stressful for respondent police personnel under fingerprint division of forensic group. Lack of available manpower to perform task or assignment, lack of equipment and multi-tasking are most notable moderately stressful among organizational stressors. When it comes to personal stressors, the stress level of respondents police personnel is mildly stressful. Financial obligations and health problems are among the is moderately stressful personal stressors to the respondents police personnel. The response of police personnel to their work-related stress which are frequently utilized coping strategies as to problem-focused coping is to recognized their failure and learn from it, preparing a well planned schedule of activities, to know limitations, use-up energy and keep themselves busy to forget problems and lastly is do not get upset when they made mistakes. In terms of emotion-focus coping strategies, respondents police personnel frequently remain calm even under stressful situation, viewed stressors as a challenge, concentrate at work even under pressure, frequently meditate or pray and adopt healthy lifestyles. At the least is to take over-the-counter painkillers and prescriptive drugs which is seldom done by the respondents.