Holmes Megan R, Rentrope C Robin, Korsch-Williams Amy, King Jennifer A
Center On Trauma and Adversity, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied, Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-7164 USA.
Clin Soc Work J. 2021;49(4):495-504. doi: 10.1007/s10615-021-00795-y. Epub 2021 Mar 2.
The purpose of this study is to measure posttraumatic stress, grief, burnout, and secondary trauma experienced by employed social workers in the United States and to describe organizational support provided to social workers during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study used data from the first wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Emotional Well-Being Study, a prospective panel study examining the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes a sample of 181 social workers. We conducted univariate analyses. Over a quarter (26.21%) of social workers met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and 16.22% reported severe grief symptoms. While 99.19% of the sample reported average to high compassion satisfaction, 63.71% reported average burnout and 49.59% reported average secondary trauma. Findings indicate that social workers are reporting higher than national estimates of PTSD, indicating a greater need for more emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the significance and severity of the pandemic, it is essential that organizations provide resources for both immediate and ongoing support for the emotional well-being of their employees.
本研究的目的是衡量美国在职社会工作者经历的创伤后应激、悲伤、职业倦怠和继发性创伤，并描述在2019年新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间为社会工作者提供的组织支持。本研究使用了COVID-19大流行与情绪健康研究第一波的数据，这是一项前瞻性面板研究，考察了COVID-19大流行的心理影响，样本包括181名社会工作者。我们进行了单变量分析。超过四分之一（26.21%）的社会工作者符合创伤后应激障碍的诊断标准，16.22%报告有严重的悲伤症状。虽然99.19%的样本报告了中等至高同情心满意度，但63.71%报告有中等职业倦怠，49.59%报告有中等继发性创伤。研究结果表明，社会工作者报告的创伤后应激障碍高于全国估计水平，这表明在COVID-19大流行期间对更多情感支持的需求更大。鉴于大流行的重要性和严重性，各组织必须为员工的情绪健康提供即时和持续支持的资源。
