1. Troubled times: Canadian social workers' early adversities, mental health, and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alaggia, Ramona, O'Connor, Carolyn, Fuller-Thomson, Esme, and West, Keri
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ADVERSE childhood experiences ,STATISTICS ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,SOCIAL workers ,EFFECT sizes (Statistics) ,MENTAL health ,HEALTH status indicators ,POST-traumatic stress disorder ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,MENTAL depression ,CHI-squared test ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ANXIETY ,ODDS ratio ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress - Abstract
Canadian social workers were surveyed about early adversities, mental health, and resilience. Bivariate analysis (n = 236) was conducted to understand relationships between predictor and outcome variables; and logistic regression analyses were conducted for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and resilience. The impact of pandemic-related factors was also investigated. The results indicate that social workers are experiencing concerning levels of mental health issues, with significantly lower levels of resilience in younger social workers. A trauma and resilience informed approach to workplace policies and practices is urgently required to support social workers' mental health needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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