文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Role conflict, role ambiguity, and depressive symptoms: The moderating effects of job autonomy among social workers in China

作者：Zhang, Nannan[1];Li, Xin[1];He, Xuesong[1]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Social & Publ Adm, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2022

卷号：31

期号：3

起止页码：323

外文期刊名：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000706101700001)】；

基金：The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [grant number JKE012022011]

语种：英文

外文关键词：depressive symptoms; job autonomy; role ambiguity; role conflict; social workers

摘要：This article aimed to determine the association between role stress and depressive symptoms, as well as the moderating role of job autonomy on the role stress-depressive symptoms relationship. The data came from the China Social Work Longitudinal Study. Depressive symptoms were measured with Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. Role stress was assessed using two standardized scales of role conflict and role ambiguity. Job autonomy was assessed with a measure derived from the Job Content Questionnaire. We found that role conflict and role ambiguity were positively associated with depressive symptoms, while job autonomy was negatively associated with depressive symptoms. In addition, job autonomy was found to act as a moderator against the detrimental effect of role ambiguity on depressive symptoms. Our findings suggest that measures focusing on improving job autonomy and decreasing role stress are necessary to improve social workers' psychological well-being.