Mental Workload and Burnout among Social Work Professionals in Spain: The Protective Role of Psychological Capital and Perceived Social Support.
Social workers are at high risk of suffering from burnout syndrome due to the high work demands and the characteristics of their professional practice, yet there is little research that investigates the predictors and protectors of burnout among this group. This article examined the relationship bet...
| Publicado en: | Health & Social Work Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 196 - 206 |
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