Professional Identity, Job Satisfaction, and Retention of Licensed Social Workers in Korea

被引:19
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作者
Shim, Woochan S. [1 ]
Hwang, Myung Jin [2 ,3 ]
Lee, Jaehooon [4 ]
机构
[1] Daejeon Univ, Dept Social Welf, Taejon, South Korea
[2] Korea Univ, Grad Coll Social Welf, Seoul, South Korea
[3] Korea Univ, Dept Sociol, Coll Humanities, Seoul, South Korea
[4] Univ Kansas, Schiefelbusch Inst Life Span Studies, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
关键词
professional identity; job satisfaction; turnover; Structural Equation Model (SEM); BURNOUT; STRESS; ADMINISTRATORS; MODERATION; TURNOVER; SERVICES; SUPPORT; MODEL;
D O I
10.1080/21650993.2009.9756055
中图分类号
C916 [社会工作、社会管理、社会规划];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This paper reports the results from a survey of 735 social workers in South Korea on their professional identity as a social worker, job satisfaction, and intention to leave the profession. The overall result shows that there was a high level of job satisfaction. Social workers' intention to leave the profession was significantly related to their integrated feelings of professional identity. This relationship was partially mediated by job satisfaction. Social workers' sense of professional identity can be tapped to help social workers feel adequate to carry out their professional responsibility. Boundaries of their practice should be well defined.
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页数:14
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