Psychological Protective and Risk Factors for Depression, Anxiety and Mental Well-Being in Social Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Maddock (0000-0001-5089-1778, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 3773-3793 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcae116 |
| OpenAlex | W4400444013 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 47 |
Social workers worldwide experience high rates of depression, anxiety and deficits in well-being. Depression, anxiety or poor mental well-being can have a significant effect on the individual social worker, and the quality of care they can provide. There have been limited attempts to examine and understand the underlying psychological protective and risk factors for depression, anxiety and poor well-being amongst social workers. Using the clinically modified Buddhist psychological model (CBPM) as a theoretical framework, this cross-sectional study examined a range of potential psychological protective and risk factors for depression, anxiety and mental well-being of 121 social workers in Northern Ireland, using structural equation modelling, and conditional process analyses. Mindfulness, acceptance, attention regulation/decentering skills, self-compassion, non-attachment and non-aversion could act as protective factors against depression, anxiety and poor mental well-being in social workers. Results also indicate that each of these variables could reduce the extent to which social workers worry and ruminate, further reducing the risk that social workers might experience depression, anxiety, or poor mental well-being. This study offers promising preliminary evidence that the CBPM is a useful explanatory framework which helps to explain variation in depression, anxiety and mental well-being amongst social workers
Anxiety · Depression (economics) · Mental health · Mindfulness · Protective factor · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Social support · Structural equation modeling · Well-being · Worry · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |