Burnout and Job Satisfaction among Rural and Urban Social Workers

Questions and concerns about burnout and jobsatisfaction among social workers has been expressedfor decades. Evidence suggests that to varyingdegrees, burnout and job dissatisfaction can haveserious, broad-reaching negative impactson a social worker's ability to effectively "do thejob." However, past research in this area typicallydid not compare burnout and job satisfactiondifferences between rural and urban social workers.As such, much less is known about these concernsamong the rural sub-group. Using qualitative andquantitative research methods and analysis, thisinvestigation assessed burnout and job satisfactionin both groups. Correlates are compared betweengroups, and profiles of each group are discussed.

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Questions and concerns about burnout and job satisfaction among social workers has been expressed for decades. Evidence suggests that to varying degrees, burnout and job dissatisfaction can have serious, broad-reaching negative impacts on a social worker's ability to effectively "do the job." However, past research in this area typically did not compare burnout and job satisfaction differences between rural and urban social workers. As such, much less is known about these concerns among the rural sub-group. Using qualitative and quantitative research methods and analysis, this investigation assessed burnout and job satisfaction in both groups. Correlates are compared between groups, and profiles of each group are discussed.