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Influence of personal resources on job satisfaction. A study among professionals in the inpatient care of children and adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

S. Haehnle*
Affiliation:
University Hospital Ulm, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Ulm, Germany
J.M. Fegert
Affiliation:
University Hospital Ulm, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Ulm, Germany
U. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
University Hospital Ulm, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Ulm, Germany
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Professionals in the inpatient care of burdened children and adolescents are confronted with high demands in their daily work. The job satisfaction can be affected negatively, if these professionals do not have the necessary resources to carry out their work.

Objectives

In a study as part of the accompanying research of an online course called “Trauma informed Care”, the connection between the personal resources action competence, emotional competence, self-efficacy and self-care and job satisfaction were investigated on a sample of N = 543 professionals working in the (inpatient) care of children and adolescents.

Methods

In order to quantify the connections between the personal resources action competence, emotional competence, self-efficacy and self-care and job satisfaction, correlations and a multiple regression were calculated.

Results

Moderate to strong correlations were identified between personal resources and job satisfaction among the professionals. The regression model revealed self-efficacy to be the most important predictor of job satisfaction. Self-care was also identified as an important predictor. Less importance could be ascribed to emotional competence. Action competence showed no effects in the regression model.

Conclusions

The results indicate the importance of personal resources for job satisfaction an their targeted promotion in order to increase job satisfaction and thus counteract the tendency of fluctuation and shortage of professionals in the area of child and youth welfare.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
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