The Relationship of Stressors, Stress, Burnout, and Preventive Resources Among Social Work Students and Interns

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Abstract

Stressors of social work students and social work interns from Germany were examined to explore the most common and highest rated demanding factors among both groups. Differences between the samples and the stressors’ relationship to preventive resources, perceived stress, and burnout were investigated. The results showed that students displayed a higher average degree of stress, whereas interns reported a higher amount of stressors. Both groups have the highest amount of stressors in the field of nonpersonal factors and they experience the highest average degree of stress through social problems. Students’ perceived stress was predicted by preventive resources and interns’ burnout symptoms were associated with the average degree of stress of the mentioned stressors.

Authors

• Cornelia Krüger, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences

• Andrea Daniela Schwanzer, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences