Emotional Dissonance, Mental Health Complaints, and Sickness Absence Among Health- and Social Workers. The Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 93-100

Author(s):

Umbreen Khizar ◽

Saira Irfan ◽

Mehwish Fatima ◽

Samia Sarwar

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Social Workers ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Burnout is progressively seen as an issue in the field of social work however there is limited knowledge about moderating influence of social support on burnout and the mental health of social workers. The present study intended to explore the impact of burnout on mental health and the connection between burnout and the mental health of social workers. Additionally, it also investigates the moderating effects of social support in this relationship. For the study, 300 subjects (188 males, 112 females) were approached by using the purposive sampling technique. The results of the study revealed that burnout has an impact on mental health and there is a significant positive correlation between burnout and mental health. Findings showed a weak effect of social support on the relationship between burnout and mental health. Moreover, the study revealed no gender differences in burnout, social support, and mental health. The outcomes involve a wide scope of interventions pointed toward advancing mental health among social workers for policymakers.

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A Study of Estimating the Role of Diversity in Structure and Function of Supervision in the Promotion of Self-Efficacy for Preliminary Mental Health Social Workers

Journal of community welfare ◽

10.15300/jcw.2013.06.45.59 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Sun-Young Jung

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Workers ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Structure And Function ◽

And Function

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The Moderating Role of Personal Resources Between Demands and Ill-Being of Romanian Healthcare Professionals in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.736099 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Ica Secosan ◽

Delia Virga ◽

Zorin Petrisor Crainiceanu ◽

Lavinia Melania Bratu ◽

Tiberiu Bratu

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Personal Resources ◽

Health Complaints ◽

Medical Field ◽

Global Epidemic ◽

Moderating Role

Background and Objectives: The illness caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) triggered considerable mental consequences for the medical staff. Our aim was to research whether frontline healthcare workers' positive psychological state—PsyCap—impacts the relationship between anxiety/depression and burnout/mental health complaints.Material and Methods: One hundred twenty-six medical professionals working on the frontline at the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department in Romania took validated surveys between March and April 2020. All information was collected online after accessing a link that was received in an email message. The inclusion criteria concerned the categories of healthcare professionals who came into direct contact with patients during the COVID-19 global epidemic through the performed medical act, as well as time spent in the medical field of ICU an EM, namely at least 1 year in the department. We excluded from the research other categories of employees and auxiliary staff, as well as healthcare workers with <1-year experience in the medical field. The moderating role of personal resources (PsyCap) between demands (such as anxiety and depression) and ill-being (burnout and mental health complaints) of healthcare professionals were tested via hierarchical multiple regressions.Results: We tested the moderating role of PsyCap on the relation between anxiety and ill-being. The results indicated that high anxiety predicts lower emotional exhaustion and a low level of mental health complaints about Romanian healthcare professionals when PsyCap is high. The moderating role of PsyCap on the relation between depression and ill-being was tested in the second hypothesis. The results indicated that high depression predicts lower inefficacy and a low level of mental health complaints about Romanian healthcare professionals when PsyCap is increased.Conclusions: PsyCap is a crucial variable that may decrease the impact of anxiety and depression on psychological outcomes such as emotional exhaustion, inefficacy, and psychological problems among Romanian medical professionals working on the frontline during the COVID-19 global epidemic. Thus, psychological interventions that help medical staff gain personal resources are appropriate in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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