Soc Work. 2019 Dec 20;65(1):55-63. doi: 10.1093/sw/swz046.
Self-care can be an important tool in assuaging professional burnout, workplace stress, vicarious or secondary trauma, and other deleterious employment circumstances. Despite this importance, few studies have examined self-care among social work practitioners. This exploratory study examined the self-care practices of self-identified social workers (N = 2,934) throughout the United States. Primary data were collected with an electronic survey. Data indicate that social workers in the sample engage in moderate self-care practices. Analyses revealed group differences in self-care by several variables including geographic locale of participants' primary place of employment, race, educational level, and social work licensing status, among others. Significant predictors of self-care included perceived health status (self-report), education level, being a supervisor, and financial status. Overall, findings from this study indicate the need for a systemic response to improving self-care practices among social workers.
自我保健可以成为缓解职业倦怠、工作场所压力、替代性或继发性创伤以及其他有害工作环境的重要工具。尽管如此，很少有研究关注社会工作者的自我保健。这项探索性研究调查了全美国自我认同的社会工作者（N=2934）的自我保健实践。主要数据是通过电子调查收集的。数据表明，样本中的社会工作者从事中等程度的自我保健实践。分析显示，自我保健在几个变量上存在群体差异，包括参与者主要工作地点的地理位置、种族、教育水平和社会工作执照状况等。自我保健的显著预测因素包括健康状况（自我报告）、教育水平、担任主管和财务状况。总的来说，这项研究的结果表明，需要采取系统的措施来改善社会工作者的自我保健实践。
