RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Burnout in social workers and socio-demographic factors
A1 Gómez García, Rogelio
A1 Alonso-Sangregorio, Margarita
A1 Llamazares-Sánchez, María L.
K1 Social work
K1 social work research
K1 stress
K1 social workers
K1 qualitative research
K1 human service workers
AB   Summary: The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of burnoutsyndrome in a sample of Spanish social workers and analyse the influence of a series ofsocio-demographic variables that may potentially be related to the appearance anddevelopment of one of the three dimensions of burnout. A total of 947 Spanishsocial workers participated in the study.  Findings: 33.2% and 22.1 of Spanish social workers experienced high levels of emotionalexhaustion and depersonalisation, and 54.2% experienced low personal accomplishmentat work. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that having been on sickleave in the preceding year was the most important predictor of emotional exhaustion.Moreover, full-time employment status was the most robust predictor of depersonalisation,and professional activity in specialised social services was the main predictor ofpersonal accomplishment. The low percentages of total variance explained imply thatalthough certain socio-demographic characteristics are significant predictors, theireffects are very small.  Applications: Public and private organisations devoted to social services should beaware of the need to prevent this type of psychosocial risk to which social workers are exposed every day. This would help improve the health and quality of their lives as wellas reduce the high costs which frequent worker turnover and sick leave entail, andwould also enhance the effectiveness of the services provided.
PB Sage Journals
SN 1468-0173
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81585
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/81585
LA spa
NO Journal of Social Work, 20(4), 463-482.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 14-mar-2026