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- Original Article Level of Job Stress among Social Workers at Social Welfare Agencies in Seoul
- Soo Chan Choi, Sang A Kim, Jeong Eun Lee, Woong Sub Park
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2007.19.4.259
Published online: December 31, 2007
1School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, Korea. 
2Department Silver Welfare, Dong Seoul College, Korea.
3Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kwandong University, Korea. wspark@kd.ac.kr
4Interdisciplinary Program in Social Welfare Policy, Graduate School of Yonsei University, Korea.
2Department Silver Welfare, Dong Seoul College, Korea.
3Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kwandong University, Korea. wspark@kd.ac.kr
4Interdisciplinary Program in Social Welfare Policy, Graduate School of Yonsei University, Korea.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To investigate the level and variation of job stress according to social welfare organizations and work conditions among social workers in Seoul.
METHODS
For this survey, a self-reported questionnaire was administrated to 1,000 social workers working in organizations for social welfare practice in Seoul. A total of 432 completed questionnaires were received (43.2% response rate).
RESULTS
Social workers working in welfare organizations for the aged had higher job stress in the areas of job demand, insufficient job control and lack of reward than those in other welfare organizations. In addition, higher job stress was found in those in charge of both service and administrational work, without regular time for rest, working over 10 hours, in the frontline and senior grade.
CONCLUSIONS
This study confirms the importance of guaranteeing regular time for breaks in the work schedule and of considering the service and administrational work ratio in job arrangement in order to alleviate stress of social workers.
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