title: Occupational tedium in the social services.
abstract: Occupational tedium among social service workers was found to depend more on a worker's interpersonal relations with colleagues and clients than on intrinsic work conditions, such as the variety of job assignments. This suggests that social workers may be particularly sensitive to people as sources of both emotional stress and support.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D005222:Mental Fatigue; D009013:Morale; D012947:Social Work; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States