Stress-related work absence in Sweden has risen threefold in the last 14 years. Working in close contact with clients is described by many as a risk factor for stress-related illnesses. Those working in social services are particularly exposed to these negative factors. There seems to be a consensus that much of the stress can be attributed to the working environment. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between stress and factors defined by the Demand, Control, Support model for social workers with the power to exercise authority in social services. This was done by analyzing 379 answers collected from a survey that was sent to 100 Swedish municipalities. The statistical analyses were made in SPSS version 29 and included both univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses. The results show that the self-reported stress-levels were moderate and that the respondents had high levels of demand, control and support in their work. This study shows that demands had the strongest impact on self reported stress levels for the respondents. The mitigating effects of control and support were not strong enough to compensate for the demands.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-130775 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Nilsson, Johan, Martin, Matilda |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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