Pub Date : 2023-11-02DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2276131
Musa Balonde, Sinan Akçay
AbstractThis study aims to explore the migration experiences of Ugandan workers in Konya-Türkiye. Data for this qualitative study was collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 Ugandan workers who live and work in Türkiye. As a result of the thematic analysis, the following three main themes were determined: Pre-migration experiences in Uganda, reasons for migrating to Türkiye, and post-migration experiences of Ugandan workers. The study findings show that some of the challenges Ugandan workers faced before migration continued after migration and this situation created a cycle of challenge. The visibility of Ugandan workers’ migration experiences is expected to contribute to the implementation of culturally sensitive social work practices and social services.Keywords: MigrationUgandan workersqualitative research Disclosure StatementThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2277306
Kitty Yuen Han Mo, Jian Hu, On Fat Chan
{"title":"Studying Proactive Coping Behaviors of Chinese Social Workers: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach","authors":"Kitty Yuen Han Mo, Jian Hu, On Fat Chan","doi":"10.1080/01488376.2023.2277306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2277306","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47419,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Service Research","volume":"44 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135871414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 Risks and Vulnerabilities of Street-Connected Children: A Qualitative Study in Bangladesh","authors":"Shidratul Moontaha Suha, Md. Fakhrul Alam, Salman Shah, Sananda Sarkar, Meherin Ahmed Roza","doi":"10.1080/01488376.2023.2277305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2277305","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47419,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Service Research","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135871415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2276134
Oktay Tatlıcıoğlu, Adem Kılıç, Hıdır Apak, Orhan Koçak
AbstractThe job satisfaction of social workers working with disadvantaged groups plays a crucial role in providing quality service. Social workers derive their psychological wellbeing by finding meaning in their work, which is essential in their work with clients. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of meaning in life and the moderating role of spiritual orientation in the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among social workers. The study was conducted online, using a quantitative cross-sectional design with 303 social workers in Turkey. The researchers utilized scales measuring job satisfaction, psychological wellbeing, meaning in life, and spiritual orientation. Confirmatory factor analysis, correlation, direct, indirect, and moderation analyses were performed using AMOS, SPSS, and Process Macro programs. The results showed that job satisfaction had a positive relationship with meaning in life and psychological wellbeing, and meaning in life mediated the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing. The study also found that spiritual orientation moderated the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among social workers. Further examination of these factors in future studies may shed light on the preparation of more comprehensive interventions and policies for social workers.Keywords: Job satisfactionpsychological wellbeingmeaning in lifespiritual orientationsocial worksocial workers Disclosure statementThe authors report there are no competing interests to declare.Ethics approvalThe study was performed in line with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration Guideline. Bingol University Social and Human Sciences Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee (15.11.2021) approved the research [Approval Number:33117789/044/38261].Additional informationFundingThe authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work.
{"title":"How Job Satisfaction Is Associated with Psychological Well-Being among Social Workers in Turkey: The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life","authors":"Oktay Tatlıcıoğlu, Adem Kılıç, Hıdır Apak, Orhan Koçak","doi":"10.1080/01488376.2023.2276134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2276134","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe job satisfaction of social workers working with disadvantaged groups plays a crucial role in providing quality service. Social workers derive their psychological wellbeing by finding meaning in their work, which is essential in their work with clients. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of meaning in life and the moderating role of spiritual orientation in the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among social workers. The study was conducted online, using a quantitative cross-sectional design with 303 social workers in Turkey. The researchers utilized scales measuring job satisfaction, psychological wellbeing, meaning in life, and spiritual orientation. Confirmatory factor analysis, correlation, direct, indirect, and moderation analyses were performed using AMOS, SPSS, and Process Macro programs. The results showed that job satisfaction had a positive relationship with meaning in life and psychological wellbeing, and meaning in life mediated the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing. The study also found that spiritual orientation moderated the relationship between job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing among social workers. Further examination of these factors in future studies may shed light on the preparation of more comprehensive interventions and policies for social workers.Keywords: Job satisfactionpsychological wellbeingmeaning in lifespiritual orientationsocial worksocial workers Disclosure statementThe authors report there are no competing interests to declare.Ethics approvalThe study was performed in line with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration Guideline. Bingol University Social and Human Sciences Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee (15.11.2021) approved the research [Approval Number:33117789/044/38261].Additional informationFundingThe authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work.","PeriodicalId":47419,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Service Research","volume":"2 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135808944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2276135
Minhong Lee, Jane McPherson
AbstractThis study presents the validation of Korean version of the Human Rights Lens in Social Work (K-HRLSW) scale, a measure that can be used to foster the promotion of human rights in Korean social service settings. First, the English-language HRLSW was translated and adapted for Korean language and culture. Then, item analyses, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to verify the psychometric properties of the Korean-language scale. For cross-validity, a total of 401 social workers were randomly split into two groups (group 1 = 202; group 2 = 199) to conduct EFA and CFA on separate samples. The overall reliability of the measure was good (alpha= .796), and the reliability of the two subscales were satisfactory with .742 for “social problems as rights violations” and .795 for “clients as experiencing rights violations.” A CFA (n = 199) confirmed the overall fit of the revised model with the two factors. Thus, the K-HRLSW is a reliable and valid measure that researchers can employ to assess Korean social workers’ human rights-related competencies in practice and their ability to promote human rights in social service settings.Keywords: Human rights practicemeasurementscale validationsocial worksocial services for older adultsKorea Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
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Pub Date : 2023-10-25DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2271958
Gamze Erükçü Akbaş, Kasım Karataş
{"title":"Femicide in Turkey: A Document Analysis of News from 2011 to 2019","authors":"Gamze Erükçü Akbaş, Kasım Karataş","doi":"10.1080/01488376.2023.2271958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2271958","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47419,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Service Research","volume":"192 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135217110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-25DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2271007
Shatha Mohsen, Maha Subih, Shaher Hamaideh
Abstract Up-to-date, no country in the world has enough donated organs. This study aimed to assess the levels and predictors of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions of critical care unit patients’ families regarding organ donation. This is a cross-sectional study that used a questionnaire to collect data from 250 families having patients hospitalized in critical care units from three medical sectors in Jordan. Results revealed that 97.6% of the participants had heard about organ donation. Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs (3 types), and intentions levels were 67%, 49.6%, (14.9%, 77.1%, −12.9%), and 81.8%, respectively. Participants who were educated, employed, health insured, with higher income, and lived in urban areas had higher levels of knowledge. Participants who live in urban areas have favorable attitudes toward organ donation. Higher-educated females reported higher behavioral beliefs. Policymakers can design ways to deal with obstacles facing organ donation by taking into account these variables. Improving these factors will provide a huge social service to community health by increasing organ transplantation rates and improving the quality of life of chronic illnesses patients. Future interventional studies are needed in the world that focuses on improving community knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions toward organs donation.
{"title":"Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Intentions of Critical Care Units Patients’ Families regarding Organ Donation","authors":"Shatha Mohsen, Maha Subih, Shaher Hamaideh","doi":"10.1080/01488376.2023.2271007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2271007","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Up-to-date, no country in the world has enough donated organs. This study aimed to assess the levels and predictors of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions of critical care unit patients’ families regarding organ donation. This is a cross-sectional study that used a questionnaire to collect data from 250 families having patients hospitalized in critical care units from three medical sectors in Jordan. Results revealed that 97.6% of the participants had heard about organ donation. Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs (3 types), and intentions levels were 67%, 49.6%, (14.9%, 77.1%, −12.9%), and 81.8%, respectively. Participants who were educated, employed, health insured, with higher income, and lived in urban areas had higher levels of knowledge. Participants who live in urban areas have favorable attitudes toward organ donation. Higher-educated females reported higher behavioral beliefs. Policymakers can design ways to deal with obstacles facing organ donation by taking into account these variables. Improving these factors will provide a huge social service to community health by increasing organ transplantation rates and improving the quality of life of chronic illnesses patients. Future interventional studies are needed in the world that focuses on improving community knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions toward organs donation.","PeriodicalId":47419,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Service Research","volume":"189 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135217716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-25DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2271944
BoRin Kim, Chung Hyeon Jeong, Sojung Park, Casey Golomski, Marguerite Corvini, John Wilcox, Allysha Winburn, Emily Blood
AbstractOlder adults living in subsidized senior housing tend to be at risk for poor psychological well-being related to their advanced age and low income. This study aims to explore multilevel factors affecting perceived quality of life (QoL) among non-urban subsidized senior housing residents and to compare these factors between rural and suburban communities. Community/residential-level data were collected from the interviews with residential service coordinators (RSC) of five subsidized senior housing communities in the New England region: two rural and three suburban communities. Individual- and interpersonal-level data came from the survey with 82 residents. A mixed-methods approach was utilized. We used thematic content analyses for the interview data and multivariate ordered logit regression for the survey data. Our results showed that rural residence was positively associated with QoL (OR = 4.913, p<.01) even after controlling for all the individual-, interpersonal-, and community/residential-level factors. From RSCs’ perspectives, four main themes emerged, which could potentially contribute to better QoL among senior housing residents: access to services, social spaces for residents, inequitable connections to community resources, and social engagements among senior housing residents and with RSCs. Our findings contribute to the development of strategies to improve QoL among older adults living in rural/non-metropolitan subsidized senior housing.Keywords: Subsidized senior housingruralsuburbanquality of life Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 Quotes are taken directly from sources. Researchers support the use of person first language. While some sources may utilize language that is not person-first, the quote has not been altered in order to preserve the authenticity of the individual’s statement.
{"title":"Quality of Life among Low-Income Older Residents in Subsidized Senior Housing: Rural vs. Suburban Comparisons","authors":"BoRin Kim, Chung Hyeon Jeong, Sojung Park, Casey Golomski, Marguerite Corvini, John Wilcox, Allysha Winburn, Emily Blood","doi":"10.1080/01488376.2023.2271944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2271944","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractOlder adults living in subsidized senior housing tend to be at risk for poor psychological well-being related to their advanced age and low income. This study aims to explore multilevel factors affecting perceived quality of life (QoL) among non-urban subsidized senior housing residents and to compare these factors between rural and suburban communities. Community/residential-level data were collected from the interviews with residential service coordinators (RSC) of five subsidized senior housing communities in the New England region: two rural and three suburban communities. Individual- and interpersonal-level data came from the survey with 82 residents. A mixed-methods approach was utilized. We used thematic content analyses for the interview data and multivariate ordered logit regression for the survey data. Our results showed that rural residence was positively associated with QoL (OR = 4.913, p<.01) even after controlling for all the individual-, interpersonal-, and community/residential-level factors. From RSCs’ perspectives, four main themes emerged, which could potentially contribute to better QoL among senior housing residents: access to services, social spaces for residents, inequitable connections to community resources, and social engagements among senior housing residents and with RSCs. Our findings contribute to the development of strategies to improve QoL among older adults living in rural/non-metropolitan subsidized senior housing.Keywords: Subsidized senior housingruralsuburbanquality of life Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 Quotes are taken directly from sources. Researchers support the use of person first language. While some sources may utilize language that is not person-first, the quote has not been altered in order to preserve the authenticity of the individual’s statement.","PeriodicalId":47419,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Service Research","volume":"21 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135166316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-25DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2270997
Nilgün Küçükkaraca, Yasemin Ertan Koçak
Abstract In preventing youth suicides, health professionals’ evaluations and experiences regarding youth suicide attempts are important. This study was aimed at discovering the evaluations and experiences of health professionals regarding youth suicide attempts in the context of gender and hegemonic masculinity. Within the scope of the study, the qualitative research method and phenomenological design were used and 12 health professionals in Ankara Turkey. The data collected using the semi-structured interview form were analyzed with the MAXQDA. The following two main themes emerged in the study: (a) gender and hegemonic masculinity as factors leading to oppression on young people (b) caring for young people who have attempted suicide; experiences. Consequently, health professionals stated that gender, and hegemonic masculinity patterns were effective in youth suicide attempts, that they were faced with ethical dilemmas while intervening with young people, that young people were exposed to violence perpetrated by their relatives, and that young people experienced such emotions as pain, compassion, empathy, and stress during all these processes. Studies in the future should include prevention studies on the evaluations and experiences of health and social service professionals regarding youth suicide attempts in different social contexts, their coping styles and social services.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-23DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2271022
Michelle Eliasson, Dana DeHart
AbstractMany older vulnerable adults live in care facilities or are in frequent contact with healthcare professionals, which in this article means professionals specializing in elder care such as nurses, social workers, and specialized elder care ombudspersons. Healthcare professionals are in a position of authority and can strongly influence the well-being of older vulnerable adults in their care. This article examines how such healthcare professionals perceive elder maltreatment and its contributing factors. A total of 25 elder healthcare professionals working in the United States were interviewed about what types of maltreatment they have observed working in healthcare facilities and the reasons to which they attribute this maltreatment. The findings in this study highlight two major themes in what healthcare professionals perceive impact the occurrence of elder maltreatment. The first theme reflects factors related to the individual care worker such as organizational and private stressors and healthcare professionals’ mental state, attitudes, and training. The other theme reveals that characteristics of the older vulnerable adults such as reduced capabilities and combativeness can, according to the healthcare professionals, contribute to maltreatment occurring. Implications of these findings and future research avenues are also discussed.Keywords: Elder maltreatmentelder healthcare professionalselder abuseelder victimization Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
{"title":"“They Are Perfect Victims”—A Qualitative Study Examining Elder Care Professionals’ Perceptions of Elder Maltreatment","authors":"Michelle Eliasson, Dana DeHart","doi":"10.1080/01488376.2023.2271022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2023.2271022","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractMany older vulnerable adults live in care facilities or are in frequent contact with healthcare professionals, which in this article means professionals specializing in elder care such as nurses, social workers, and specialized elder care ombudspersons. Healthcare professionals are in a position of authority and can strongly influence the well-being of older vulnerable adults in their care. This article examines how such healthcare professionals perceive elder maltreatment and its contributing factors. A total of 25 elder healthcare professionals working in the United States were interviewed about what types of maltreatment they have observed working in healthcare facilities and the reasons to which they attribute this maltreatment. The findings in this study highlight two major themes in what healthcare professionals perceive impact the occurrence of elder maltreatment. The first theme reflects factors related to the individual care worker such as organizational and private stressors and healthcare professionals’ mental state, attitudes, and training. The other theme reveals that characteristics of the older vulnerable adults such as reduced capabilities and combativeness can, according to the healthcare professionals, contribute to maltreatment occurring. Implications of these findings and future research avenues are also discussed.Keywords: Elder maltreatmentelder healthcare professionalselder abuseelder victimization Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.","PeriodicalId":47419,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Service Research","volume":"SE-10 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135412297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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