Organizational justice and secondary traumatic stress among child welfare workers: The moderated mediation model.

IF 2.7 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-27 DOI:10.1037/tra0001632

Jangmin Kim, Mijin Choi, Barbara Pierce

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Abstract

Objective: Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is documented as a common occupational hazard among child welfare workers. We examined the moderated mediation effects of distributive, procedural, and interpersonal justice on child welfare workers' STS.

Method: We analyzed survey data collected from 1,053 child welfare workers in a Midwestern state in 2018. Participants were asked to rate their STS and perceived organizational justice using valid scales. Hypotheses were tested using multiple regression and the PROCESS macro.

Results: Distributive justice was a stronger factor associated with STS. The direct effect of procedural justice was not significant. However, it was associated indirectly with STS through distributive justice. Interpersonal justice was associated directly with STS. Furthermore, it moderated the association between distributive justice and STS.

Conclusion: Findings suggest that the different types of organizational justice have different functions in reducing child welfare workers' STS. This study can contribute to developing justice-oriented and trauma-informed organizations that prevent child welfare workers' STS and reduce its negative effects on themselves, organizations, and children in the child welfare system. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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组织公正与儿童福利工作者继发性创伤应激:有调节的中介模型。

目的:继发性创伤应激(STS)是儿童福利工作者常见的职业危害。本研究考察了分配公正、程序公正和人际公正对儿童福利工作者STS的调节中介作用。方法:我们分析了2018年美国中西部一个州1053名儿童福利工作者的调查数据。参与者被要求用有效的量表来评价他们的STS和组织公平感。使用多元回归和PROCESS宏对假设进行检验。结果:分配公正是影响STS的重要因素。程序公正的直接影响不显著。然而，它通过分配正义与STS间接相关。人际公正与STS直接相关。此外，它还调节了分配公正与STS之间的关系。结论:不同类型的组织公正对降低儿童福利工作者的STS有不同的作用。本研究有助于建立以正义为导向、了解创伤的组织，以预防儿童福利工作者的STS，并减少其对儿童福利系统中自身、组织和儿童的负面影响。(PsycInfo数据库记录(c) 2023 APA，版权所有)。

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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Multiple-

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11.20

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3.20%

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427

期刊介绍： Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy publishes empirical research on the psychological effects of trauma. The journal is intended to be a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion on trauma, blending science, theory, practice, and policy. The journal publishes empirical research on a wide range of trauma-related topics, including: -Psychological treatments and effects -Promotion of education about effects of and treatment for trauma -Assessment and diagnosis of trauma -Pathophysiology of trauma reactions -Health services (delivery of services to trauma populations) -Epidemiological studies and risk factor studies -Neuroimaging studies -Trauma and cultural competence