The Effect of Job-Related Trauma Exposure and Burnout on Depression of Social Work Public Officials : Focusing on the Moderating Effects of Resilience

The present study tested if the global anxiety sensitivity construct and its constituent factors (i.e., physical, mental incapacitation, and social concerns) moderate the relation between traumatic event exposure frequency and posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Participants were 61 rural young adults who reported experiencing at least 1 lifetime traumatic event. Consistent with prediction, anxiety sensitivity total and subfactor levels moderated the relation between trauma exposure frequency and posttraumatic stress symptomatology. These moderating effects were above and beyond variance accounted for by the respective anxiety sensitivity and stress main effects as well as other theoretically relevant factors (e.g., negative affectivity). Findings are discussed in relation to better understanding cognitive-based individual difference factors associated with posttraumatic stress symptomatology.

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Moderating effects of resilience on depression in individuals with a history of childhood abuse or trauma exposure

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2010.04.009 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 126 (3) ◽

pp. 411-414 ◽

Cited By ~ 164

Author(s):

Aliza P. Wingo ◽

Glenda Wrenn ◽

Tiffany Pelletier ◽

Alisa R. Gutman ◽

Bekh Bradley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Childhood Abuse ◽

Trauma Exposure ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

History Of Childhood ◽

History Of

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Role Stress and Depressive Symptoms Amongst Social Workers in China: The Moderating Effects of Social Support

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/bcaa193 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Xin Li ◽

Nannan Zhang ◽

Xuesong He

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Social Work ◽

Social Workers ◽

Family Support ◽

Role Stress ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Workplace Support ◽

Organisational Support ◽

Worker Support

Abstract This study aims to examine the association between role stress and depressive symptoms, as well as moderating effects of social support on the association between role stress and depressive symptoms. The data come from the baseline survey of the ‘China Social Work Longitudinal Study’ collected in 2019, which contains 5,965 social workers. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Role stress was assessed by using two standardised scales of role conflict (RC) and role ambiguity (RA). Workplace support included organisational support, supervisor support and co-worker support. Family support was measured by assessing family’s attitude towards social work profession. Hierarchical regression analyses were employed. We found that after adjusting for covariates, RC and RA were positively associated with depressive symptoms, whereas co-worker support, organisational support and family support were negatively associated with depressive symptoms. In addition, family support was found to significantly moderate the association between role stress and depressive symptoms. However, workplace support was not found to act as a moderator against the negative effect of role stress on depressive symptoms. Findings demonstrate social service agencies need to make efforts to assist social workers in recognising and utilising any existing social support.

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