How Job Satisfaction Is Associated with Psychological Well-Being among Social Workers in Turkey: The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life

IF 1.4 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of Social Service Research Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI:10.1080/01488376.2023.2276134

Oktay Tatlıcıoğlu, Adem Kılıç, Hıdır Apak, Orhan Koçak

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Abstract

AbstractThe job satisfaction of social workers working with disadvantaged groups plays a crucial role in providing quality service. Social workers derive their psychological wellbeing by finding meaning in their work, which is essential in their work with clients. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of meaning in life and the moderating role of spiritual orientation in the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among social workers. The study was conducted online, using a quantitative cross-sectional design with 303 social workers in Turkey. The researchers utilized scales measuring job satisfaction, psychological wellbeing, meaning in life, and spiritual orientation. Confirmatory factor analysis, correlation, direct, indirect, and moderation analyses were performed using AMOS, SPSS, and Process Macro programs. The results showed that job satisfaction had a positive relationship with meaning in life and psychological wellbeing, and meaning in life mediated the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing. The study also found that spiritual orientation moderated the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among social workers. Further examination of these factors in future studies may shed light on the preparation of more comprehensive interventions and policies for social workers.Keywords: Job satisfactionpsychological wellbeingmeaning in lifespiritual orientationsocial worksocial workers Disclosure statementThe authors report there are no competing interests to declare.Ethics approvalThe study was performed in line with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration Guideline. Bingol University Social and Human Sciences Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee (15.11.2021) approved the research [Approval Number:33117789/044/38261].Additional informationFundingThe authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work.

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土耳其社会工作者的工作满意度与心理健康的关系:生活意义的中介作用

摘要弱势群体社会工作者的工作满意度对提供优质服务起着至关重要的作用。社会工作者通过在工作中找到意义来获得心理健康，这在他们与客户的工作中是必不可少的。本研究旨在探讨生活意义在社会工作者工作满意度与心理健康关系中的中介作用和精神取向的调节作用。该研究是在线进行的，采用定量横断面设计，调查了土耳其的303名社会工作者。研究人员使用了测量工作满意度、心理健康、生活意义和精神取向的量表。采用AMOS、SPSS和Process Macro程序进行验证性因素分析、相关性分析、直接分析、间接分析和调节分析。结果表明，工作满意度与生活意义和心理健康存在正相关，生活意义在工作满意度和心理健康之间起中介作用。研究还发现，精神取向调节了社会工作者工作满意度和心理健康之间的关系。在未来的研究中进一步检查这些因素可能有助于为社会工作者制定更全面的干预措施和政策。关键词:工作满意度;心理幸福感;精神取向;社会工作;伦理批准本研究是按照1964年赫尔辛基宣言指南进行的。Bingol大学社会与人文科学科学研究与出版伦理委员会(15.11.2021)批准本研究[批准号:33117789/044/38261]。作者未获得任何组织对所提交工作的支持。

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Journal of Social Service Research SOCIAL WORK-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Social Service Research is exclusively devoted to empirical research and its application to the design, delivery, and management of the new social services. The Journal focuses on outcomes-based research and practice, and clearly presents the different types of funded and non-funded state-of-the-art research being carried out in the field. Each issue effectively highlights both the quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Contributors from the national and international social service arenas provide an important and critical basis for management and policy decisions in a wide variety of social service settings.