The Role of Family in Career Choices among Social Workers in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11215342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shouchui Zeng (0000-0002-2040-3830, East China University of Science and Technology), Xiao Li (0000-0002-6762-2475, East China University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Xuesong He (0000-0002-3455-9879, East China University of Science and Technology), Wei Chen (0000-0002-9419-148X, East China University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-92 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01488376.2018.1528490 |
| OpenAlex | W2909504759 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 25 |
High turnover rate affects social work workforce development in China. Few empirical studies have been conducted to explore the factors that have influences on turnover intention among Chinese social workers. This study used data from China General Survey on Professional Social Workers to examine the influence of job satisfaction and family attitude on social workers’ career choices. The findings reveal that both job satisfaction and family’ attitude toward the profession have significant effects on social workers’ turnover intention. Family’s support or disapproval of the social work profession has moderate effect on the negative correlation between job satisfaction and turnover intention. The findings could be explained by the familyism culture of Chinese society and unique challenges of professional development experienced by social workers in China. Future studies should consider the influence of family to develop a more comprehensive research framework. Management in social service agencies should help family of social workers to learn and embrace the profession to gain their support of choosing social work as career
Career development · China · Demographic economics · Job satisfaction · Management · Political science · Public relations · Turnover · Turnover intention · Workforce · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 2,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |