Anca Mihai
Biographic Data
| ID | 4422184 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anca Mihai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anca |
| FAMILY NAME | Mihai |
| SIGNATURE | MIHAI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bucharest |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3155-3292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on improving social workers’ mental health
This paper reports the findings of an updated systematic review on the evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on social workers’ mental health. We addressed two research questions: (RQ1): What are the effects of MBI on social workers’ stress, burnout, mental wellbeing, coping, and resilience? (RQ2): What is the effective structure of MBIs in relation to these outcomes? The review searched seven databases for peer…
Stress and burnout among social workers – a relation mediated by coping styles
As social workers experience higher levels of stress and burnout than comparable occupational groups, understanding what mediates their relationship could help develop adequate support services. Little is known about the mediating role of social workers’ coping strategies in the relationship between perceived stress and burnout, even more so in Romania, where the profession was reinstated after the fall of communism. We used measures of stress (P…
Retention and turnover in social work practice
In a mixed methods research, we explored various professional aspects of the Romanian social work workforce, such as employment, responsibilities, available resources, satisfaction at work, professional quality of life, among others. Through an online survey (n = 1044), we asked respondents to rate how satisfied they are with various resources available at work. We tested three models (using linear regressions) to predict satisfaction at work. Th…
Well-being and extended working life
Thrown into a pit
This study investigates the perceptions of early-career social workers on their academic preparation for their social work employment in the context of the challenging road and ambitious comeback of social work in post-communist Romania. Results showed respondents felt ill-prepared in their transition from education to their employment and received limited resources from employers to support the application of knowledge and skills learnt at unive…
The ProQol-20, a restructured version of the professional quality of life scale (ProQOL)
On the path of evictions and invisibilization
Perceived needs and barriers related to continuing professional development of child protection social workers in Romania
Romanian social workers facing the challenges of neo-liberalism
With a history of almost 90 years, professional social work in Romania once flourished up until World War II. The Communist Party disbanded the profession in 1968 and it was reinstated after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. Within the context of the socio-economic transition from a centralised to a free-market economy, Romanian social policy and social work have evolved from a Marxist/socialist-type ideology, one that advocates for state int…
Romanian social workers facing the challenges of neo-liberalism
With a history of almost 90 years, professional social work in Romania once flourished up until World War II. The Communist Party disbanded the profession in 1968 and it was reinstated after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. Within the context of the socio-economic transition from a centralised to a free-market economy, Romanian social policy and social work have evolved from a Marxist/socialist-type ideology, one that advocates for state int…
On the path of evictions and invisibilization
Thrown into a pit
This study investigates the perceptions of early-career social workers on their academic preparation for their social work employment in the context of the challenging road and ambitious comeback of social work in post-communist Romania. Results showed respondents felt ill-prepared in their transition from education to their employment and received limited resources from employers to support the application of knowledge and skills learnt at unive…
Romanian social workers facing the challenges of neo-liberalism
With a history of almost 90 years, professional social work in Romania once flourished up until World War II. The Communist Party disbanded the profession in 1968 and it was reinstated after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989. Within the context of the socio-economic transition from a centralised to a free-market economy, Romanian social policy and social work have evolved from a Marxist/socialist-type ideology, one that advocates for state int…
On the path of evictions and invisibilization
Perceived needs and barriers related to continuing professional development of child protection social workers in Romania
The ProQol-20, a restructured version of the professional quality of life scale (ProQOL)
Well-being and extended working life
Thrown into a pit
This study investigates the perceptions of early-career social workers on their academic preparation for their social work employment in the context of the challenging road and ambitious comeback of social work in post-communist Romania. Results showed respondents felt ill-prepared in their transition from education to their employment and received limited resources from employers to support the application of knowledge and skills learnt at unive…
Stress and burnout among social workers – a relation mediated by coping styles
As social workers experience higher levels of stress and burnout than comparable occupational groups, understanding what mediates their relationship could help develop adequate support services. Little is known about the mediating role of social workers’ coping strategies in the relationship between perceived stress and burnout, even more so in Romania, where the profession was reinstated after the fall of communism. We used measures of stress (P…
Retention and turnover in social work practice
In a mixed methods research, we explored various professional aspects of the Romanian social work workforce, such as employment, responsibilities, available resources, satisfaction at work, professional quality of life, among others. Through an online survey (n = 1044), we asked respondents to rate how satisfied they are with various resources available at work. We tested three models (using linear regressions) to predict satisfaction at work. Th…
The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on improving social workers’ mental health
This paper reports the findings of an updated systematic review on the evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on social workers’ mental health. We addressed two research questions: (RQ1): What are the effects of MBI on social workers’ stress, burnout, mental wellbeing, coping, and resilience? (RQ2): What is the effective structure of MBIs in relation to these outcomes? The review searched seven databases for peer…
Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social Work (5 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (5 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Burnout (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)