Predictors of Burnout in Social Workers

The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Scenario for Analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15514256
AutoresJosé Ángel Martínez-López (0000-0002-6871-7265, Universidad de Murcia), Cristina Lázaro-Pérez (0000-0002-1316-0201, Universidad de Murcia), José Gómez Galán (0000-0002-9417-8824, Ana G. Mendez University System, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número10
Páginas5416-5416
Fecha de publicación2021-05-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18105416
PMID34069394
OpenAlexW3160656975
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas22
Referencias citadas41

The current health crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic increases the stress and anxiety levels in some professions, including social work. The present research aimed to determine the burnout levels of social workers in Spain during the first wave of the pandemic and the predictive variables. The methodological approach used was developed from a quantitative perspective through a simple random sampling from the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) on a sample of Spanish social workers. The results showed high levels of emotional exhaustion (70.1%) and depersonalization (48.5%), although the data related to a reduced sense of personal accomplishment (36.6%) was low. The burnout level was 20.4%, a reduced record considering the values of the first two subscales. In contrast, the logistic regressions carried out showed that teleworking and psychological treatment are predictive variables of emotional exhaustion. With depersonalization, age (41-50 years) and the perception of needing psychological or psychiatric treatment in the future act as predictive variables. In critical scenarios such as a pandemic, work organizations should implement measures to reduce the high percentages of emotional exhaustion, the workload, and the dehumanization of professionals, a consequence linked to depersonalization

Anxiety · Burnout · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depersonalization · Emotional exhaustion · Logistic regression · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Social support · Workload · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research