Short-term effects of social stressors at work on rumination and physical symptoms in social workers

Eggli, Andrea; Romano-Pereira, Diana; Elfering, Achim (2021). Short-term effects of social stressors at work on rumination and physical symptoms in social workers. Industrial health, 59(4), pp. 220-228. National Institute of Industrial Health 10.2486/indhealth.2020-0192

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The present study focuses on social stressors at work and the development of physical symptoms in social workers on a daily basis. In a seven-day diary study it was anticipated that daily rumination functions as a mediator, linked to additional daily physical symptoms in individuals. Before and after work, 81 social workers completed daily questions on social stressors, rumination, and physical symptoms. Multilevel analyses of up to 391 daily measurements revealed that more intense social stressors predicted more rumination, as well as physical symptoms. Rumination anteceded higher physical symptoms. A test of the indirect effects showed a significant indirect path from social stressors at work via rumination to physical symptoms. Hence, it was found that social stressors and rumination contribute to the ongoing health crisis in the social work profession. These findings advance our understanding of the stress mechanisms in social work, as well as point to individual and organizational aspects that occupational health prevention programs should consider.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology

UniBE Contributor:

Elfering, Achim

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology

ISSN:

0019-8366

Publisher:

National Institute of Industrial Health

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christine Soltermann

Date Deposited:

04 Mar 2022 13:44

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:35

Publisher DOI:

10.2486/indhealth.2020-0192

PubMed ID:

33692221

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Social work, Social stressors, Rumination, Physical symptoms, Occupational health

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/165552

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/165552

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