A test of stress theory
Relief Workers in Refugee Camps
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3898291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hussein H Soliman (0000-0001-5215-9097), David F Gillespie (George Washington University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 789-800 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01241.x |
| PMID | 21913936 |
| OpenAlex | W4205736152, W2020630000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
The purpose of this paper is to apply a stress model drawn from the literature to the relief and social service workers who have been active in refugee camps for a prolonged period of time. Working in difficult environments, social service workers deliver essential services to refugee populations around the world. A model of four work-stress determinants-tasks, management, appreciation and collaboration-was tested on 274 social workers in five regions of the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, as well as the occupied Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank). Statistical fit indices were adequate but two relationships were statistically insignificant. The collaboration variable was dropped to create a modified model with tasks indirectly and management and appreciation directly affecting work-related stress. The five direct relationships and two indirect relationships of this modified model are consistent with stress theory, and all relationships-direct and indirect-are statistically significant
Ancient history · Archaeology · Demographic economics · Economics · Emergency management · Environmental health · Gaza strip · Geography · Occupational safety and health · Palestine · Poison control · Political science · Refugee · Stress (linguistics · Test (biology · West bank · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · History · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Social Work
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |