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Resilience as a moderator of stress and burnout

A study of women social workers in India

Bibliographic Data

ID9975124
AuthorsSelwyn Stanley (0000-0001-9885-2890, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author), G Mettilda Buvaneswari (Cauvery College for Women, India), Meenakshi Arumugam (Cauvery College for Women, India)
Year2018
Volume64
Issue1
Pages40-58
Publication date2018-10-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872818804298
OpenAlexW2894210580
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited65

It is well acknowledged that social workers encounter a considerable amount of work stress. Besides dealing with service users in complex life situations, social workers in India work in a context characterised by organisational constraints, poor pay scales and larger issues relating to the lack of recognition of, and ambivalence relating to, its status as a profession. This quantitative study explored issues such as the experience of stress, resilience and the professional quality of life in women social workers in Tiruchirappalli, South India, by administering standardised instruments. Implications for intervention have been discussed in the light of the findings

Ambivalence · Burnout · Context (archaeology · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Moderation · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Sociology · Work (physics · Work stress · Clinical Psychology · Engineering · Health, psychology, and well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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Unique citing works26
Citations per year4,33
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 26
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