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    INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND LENGTH OF SERVICE ON THE LIFE SATISFACTION OF POLICE OFFICERS AT THE FORCE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT (FCID) ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (Department of Psychology, Nasarawa State Universty Keffi, 2018-04-07) Abubakar, Musa Tafida; Alhassan, Emmanuel Onu; Gwarzo, Shehu Sani; Umar, Shuaibu Shitu
    The study investigated the influence of gender and length of service on life satisfaction of Nigerian Police Officers at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja, Nigeria. A sample of 102 officers (75 males and 27 females) were randomly selected to participate in the study. For length of service, 31 of the participants were within the range of 1–10 years, 49 within the range of 11–20 years while 22 officers were those in the service for a period of 21–40 years. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was administered to the participants. Two hypotheses were stated and tested. Hypothesis one was tested using the t- test for an independent sample and, the result showed a statistically significant difference between male and female officers on life satisfaction: t(100) = -2.135, P < .05. The second hypothesis was tested using the one- way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and the result indicates a statistically significant difference between police officers according to their duration or length of service. The study concluded that both gender and length of service play a significant role in the lives of police officers. On the basis of the findings, the s t u d y r e c o m m e n d s t h a t p o s i t i v e psychological measures be introduced so as to have a greater impact more on the life satisfaction profiles of the police officers.