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Work-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being of Social Care Workers in the Disability Sector in Ireland

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Title: Work-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being of Social Care Workers in the Disability Sector in Ireland
Language: English
Authors: Victoria Hogan (ORCID 0000-0002-0780-8585), Martin Power, Michael Hogan, Margaret Hodgins
Source: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 2025 38(3).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Job Satisfaction, Social Services, Disabilities, Well Being, Social Work, Counselor Attitudes, Work Environment, Labor Turnover, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Ireland
DOI: 10.1111/jar.70087
ISSN: 1360-2322
1468-3148
Abstract: Background: Scant attention has been paid to the quality of working life of social care workers in Ireland. This study sought to characterise both the quality of working life and the well-being of social care workers in the disability sector. Method: A cross-sectional survey of social care workers (n = 307) was conducted. Measures of work-related quality of life, well-being, organisational constraints, workload and turnover intention were included in the survey. Results: Experiencing higher organisational constraints, longer work hours and higher workload were related to lower quality of working life, F(9,242) = 24.953, p < 0.001. Higher organisational constraints and higher workload also negatively influenced well-being, F(9,240) = 11.494, p < 0.001. Linear regression indicated that higher turnover intention was influenced by lower quality of working life, F(1, 279) = 306.319, p < 0.001. Conclusions: The results indicate the importance of the influence of work-related factors on both quality of working life and well-being in social care workers in disability services in Ireland.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1475182
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Background: Scant attention has been paid to the quality of working life of social care workers in Ireland. This study sought to characterise both the quality of working life and the well-being of social care workers in the disability sector. Method: A cross-sectional survey of social care workers (n = 307) was conducted. Measures of work-related quality of life, well-being, organisational constraints, workload and turnover intention were included in the survey. Results: Experiencing higher organisational constraints, longer work hours and higher workload were related to lower quality of working life, F(9,242) = 24.953, p < 0.001. Higher organisational constraints and higher workload also negatively influenced well-being, F(9,240) = 11.494, p < 0.001. Linear regression indicated that higher turnover intention was influenced by lower quality of working life, F(1, 279) = 306.319, p < 0.001. Conclusions: The results indicate the importance of the influence of work-related factors on both quality of working life and well-being in social care workers in disability services in Ireland.
ISSN:1360-2322
1468-3148
DOI:10.1111/jar.70087