Kievišienė Justina
University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Nordisk Alkohol Nark. 2024 Feb;41(1):75-96. doi: 10.1177/14550725231202070. Epub 2023 Oct 3.
Social workers are at the front line of helping individuals experiencing alcohol usage, due to their professional duties, ideology and values that underpin it. In Lithuania, where social work still continues to develop in both practice and education, it is crucial to supplement with relevant information to strengthen social work's response to issues with alcohol usage. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore social workers' attitudes towards individuals with alcohol usage problems. In total, 149 Lithuanian social workers completed a web survey that gathered information about education, work experience and workplace, and filled in the Short Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire (SAAPPQ) to measure their attitude towards individuals with alcohol usage problems. The social workers showed a positive attitude towards individuals with alcohol usage problems (mean 35.81 [SD 4.8]). Attitude domain analysis revealed Role Legitimacy (91.3% above the midpoint) to reflect the most positive attitudes and Work Satisfaction (24.2% above the midpoint) to reflect the least positive attitudes. Those with master's degrees scored higher on the total SAAPPQ (t = -2.44, = 0.016) and its subscales Work Satisfaction (t = -2.52, = 0.013) and Therapeutic Commitment (t = -2.21, = 0.029). Having 6-13 years of work experience (mean SAAPPQ = 37.02 [SD 5.11]) was associated with a more positive attitude compared to those with less than 5 years of experience (mean SAAPPQ = 34.08 [SD 3.87]). Although social workers understand their professional responsibility to work with individuals with alcohol usage problems, their dedication to work, motivation and task-specific self-esteem are low. The results also support education, as those with master's degrees showed more positive attitudes. This study further encourages support for social workers just beginning their career, who might report lower attitudes towards individuals with alcohol usage problems.
由于社会工作者的职业职责、意识形态及其所秉持的价值观，他们处于帮助酗酒者的第一线。在立陶宛，社会工作在实践和教育方面仍在不断发展，补充相关信息以加强社会工作对酗酒问题的应对至关重要。因此，本研究的目的是探讨社会工作者对有酗酒问题者的态度。共有149名立陶宛社会工作者完成了一项网络调查，该调查收集了有关教育、工作经验和工作场所的信息，并填写了《酒精及酒精问题简短认知问卷》（SAAPPQ）以衡量他们对有酗酒问题者的态度。社会工作者对有酗酒问题者表现出积极态度（平均分为35.81[标准差4.8]）。态度领域分析显示，角色合法性（91.3%高于中点）反映出最积极的态度，工作满意度（24.2%高于中点）反映出最不积极的态度。拥有硕士学位的人在SAAPPQ总分（t=-2.44，p=0.016）及其子量表工作满意度（t=-2.52，p=0.013）和治疗承诺（t=-2.21，p=0.029）上得分更高。与工作经验少于5年的人（平均SAAPPQ=34.08[标准差3.87]）相比，有6至13年工作经验的人（平均SAAPPQ=37.02[标准差5.11]）态度更为积极。尽管社会工作者明白他们与有酗酒问题者合作的职业责任，但他们的工作投入度、动力和特定任务的自尊水平较低。研究结果也支持教育的作用，因为拥有硕士学位的人表现出更积极的态度。本研究进一步鼓励支持刚开始职业生涯的社会工作者，他们可能对有酗酒问题者的态度较低。
