Professional Identity, Job Satisfaction, and Retention of Licensed Social Workers in Korea
- 1 June 2009
- journal article
- retracted article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development
- Vol. 19 (1), 82-95
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21650993.2009.9756055
Abstract
This paper reports the results from a survey of 735 social workers in South Korea on their professional identity as a social worker, job satisfaction, and intention to leave the profession. The overall result shows that there was a high level of job satisfaction. Social workers' intention to leave the profession was significantly related to their integrated feelings of professional identity. This relationship was partially mediated by job satisfaction. Social workers' sense of professional identity can be tapped to help social workers feel adequate to carry out their professional responsibility. Boundaries of their practice should be well defined.Keywords
This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Impact of Clients' Mental Illness on Social Workers' Job Satisfaction and BurnoutHealth & Social Work, 1999
- Recollections of parental behaviour, adult attachment and mental health: mediating and moderating effectsPsychological Medicine, 1998
- Job Satisfaction and Turnover Among NursesNursing Research, 1995
- Social Work SupervisionThe Clinical Supervisor, 1993
- The Buffering Effects of Four Types of Supervisory Support on Work StressAdministration in Social Work, 1989
- Correlates of Job Satisfaction Among Human Service WorkersAdministration in Social Work, 1986
- Job Satisfaction: A Comparison of Caseworkers and AdministratorsSocial Work, 1986
- A Comparison of the Effects of Social Support on the Incidence of BurnoutSocial Work, 1985
- Job Satisfaction, Burnout, and Turnover: A National StudySocial Work, 1984
- Differences among supervisees at different levels of training: Implications for a developmental model of supervision.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1984