title: Job Satisfaction Among Gerontological Social Workers in Ontario, Canada.
abstract: Little is known about job satisfaction among Canada's social work workforce in aging, although social workers remain a key component of interdisciplinary care in health and social service settings. This study begins to address this gap in knowledge by examining individual, interpersonal, and job-design factors influencing the job satisfaction of gerontological social workers in Ontario. Data were collected via two online surveys with a sample drawn from the Ontario Association of Social Workers' membership list (N = 104). A multiple regression model explained 37% of the variance in job satisfaction, F = 5.47[10, 93], p < .001). Three independent variables were significant (positive affect, β = .21; promotional chances, β = .21; and client acuity, β = -.18). The results suggest the importance of promoting strategies for enhancing job satisfaction, advancing promotional opportunities for social work clinicians, and providing educational and clinical supports to clinicians.
authors.affiliation: a Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest , Toronto , Canada.|b Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work , University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada.
authors.forename: Kelsey
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simons
authors.affiliation: c School of Humanities and Social Sciences , Nazarbayev University , Astana , Kazakhstan.
authors.forename: Sofiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D000068217:Social Workers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Canada; gerontology; job satisfaction; social work labor force