title: Burnout among social workers in Iran: relations to individual characteristics and client violence.
abstract: Social workers are considered a professional group at high risk of burnout. Noticing the insufficient human resource management and understaffed social work centers, Iranian social workers are faced with a considerable level of physical and mental stress, which can lead to burnout. A national study on 390 social workers was conducted. Among social workers, 10.9% had experienced burnout and 17.4% are at risk of developing burnout. Social workers scored higher in burnout if they were dissatisfied with their income, had experienced violence, or had lower self-esteem. Findings are discussed with regard to Iranian context and recommendations for authorities of Iranian state welfare organizations are made.
authors.affiliation: Umeå University, Umea, Sweden. mojgan.padyab@socw.umu.se
authors.forename: Mojgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Padyab
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Lennart
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nygren
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghazinour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*