SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT ›› 2023, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6): 34-45.

• SHEHUI GONGZUO • Previous Articles    

A Systematic Evaluation of the Factors Influencing Occupational Burnout of Social Workers

MENG Yi, HU Yang, MA Huanhuan   

  1. School of Law and Sociology, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, China
  • Received:2023-03-02 Published:2023-11-15

Abstract: As practitioners in the human service industry, social workers are at high risk of occupational burnout. In order to prevent social workers from falling into occupational burnout, physical and mental health damage, and career development difficulties, this study uses a systematic evaluation method to comprehensively review existing literature on the influencing factors of social work occupational burnout. This study scientifically screens high-quality empirical work, sorts significant effective factors, and explores the mechanism of action effects. After systematic evaluation, 29 high-quality empirical with a total sample size of 15895 are included. Thematic analysis shows that the job burnout of social workers is the result of the joint effect of individual factors (demographic characteristics and psychological factors) and environmental factors (work characteristics, organizational factors, family and social factors). Based on research findings, this study constructs a theoretical model of the influencing factors of occupational burnout among social workers, verifying the universal theory of occupational burnout while expanding the theory. Finally, this study compares the empirical evidence provided in the included literature, identifying the commonalities and differences between the two, pointing out the direction for theoretical development and providing suggestions for management practice.

Key words: social workers, occupational burnout, systematic evaluation

CLC Number: 

  • C916
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