Early-Life Adversity and Choice of the Social Work Profession
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12787270 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carole J Olson (Eastern Kentucky University, corresponding author), David Royse (0000-0001-5327-0854, University of Kentucky) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 31-47 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1543-3714 • E-ISSN: 1543-3722 |
| Publisher | Haworth Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j394v03n02_02 |
| OpenAlex | W2078882635 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 15 |
Social work students have reported comparatively high incidences of adverse early-life experiences, yet little is known about the extent of these experiences among professional social workers or how they may affect the choice of social work. This study addresses many of the shortcomings of previous studies, with respondents drawn from a national random sample of social workers and a comparison group made up of college-educated professional persons outside of social work. The findings reveal that the social work sample was not characterized by greater early-life adversity than that found among professional persons generally. Possible interpretations include an association between early-life adversity and shorter stays in the profession, and cohort differences in occupational choice influences
Affect (linguistics · Cohort · Political science · Sample (material · Work (physics · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |