%0 Journal Article
%T Self-efficacy as a predictor of social workers’ perceived workload
%A Nowosad, Katarzyna
%J Labor et Educatio
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/25439561LE.23.010.19215
%N 11 (2023)
%P 141-155
%K Social worker, workload, self-efficacy
%@ 2353-4745
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/labor-et-educatio/article/self-efficacy-as-a-predictor-of-social-workers-perceived-workload
%X Working in the support professions is associated with a heavy mental and emotional burden. Social workers face human tragedy, difficult situations, a shortage of resources, and the need to make extremely responsible decisions regarding people’s fate, and they may even be exposed to aggression from demanding clients. These factors may cause unpleasant experiences and emotional tensions among social workers, disrupting the course and structure of professional activities. Self-efficacy may help in coping with this burden. It constitutes the belief that one has the skills allowing them to cope better with problems (cf. Zientek, 2006; Bandura, 2007; Wierzejska, 2018). The article aims, therefore, to determine the role of self-efficacy in explaining the perceived workload of social workers. The obtained research results indicate that social workers’ self-efficacy is a significant predictor of their sense of workload. Keywords: Social worker, workload, self-efficacy