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Stress among child protective service workers: Self-reported health consequences

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  • Griffiths, Austin
  • Royse, David
  • Walker, Robert

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High levels of stress have been associated with several physical and mental health problems including coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarctions, poor survival from cardiac events as well as changes in the immune and nervous systems. Among stressful professions, social work, with its focus on difficult to serve populations and modest compensation, has received only limited research attention. There is a substantial gap in the literature on how job-related stress among child welfare workers is related to their health and health habits. This study uses self-reported data from a sample of public child welfare workers (n = 511) to explore the impact of job-related stress and its perceived effect on their health and well-being.

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  • Griffiths, Austin & Royse, David & Walker, Robert, 2018. "Stress among child protective service workers: Self-reported health consequences," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 46-53.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:90:y:2018:i:c:p:46-53
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.05.011
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