Transformational Leadership, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout of Child Welfare Workers: Multilevel Moderation Effects

Author:

Park Tae Kyung1,Kim Jangmin2,Pierce Barbara3,Lee Hyunji4

Affiliation:

1. Department of Social Work, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Tae Kyung Park, PhD, is assistant professor, , 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, USA

2. School of Social Work, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Jangmin Kim, PhD, is assistant professor, , Buffalo, NY, USA

3. School of Social Work, Indiana University Barbara Pierce, PhD, is professor, , Indianapolis, IN, USA

4. Department of Social Welfare, Institute of Social Welfare, Kongju National University Hyunji Lee, PhD, is assistant professor, , Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Abstract

Abstract This study examines the moderating effects of distant leader’s practice of transformational leadership on the relationship between secondary traumatic stress (STS) and burnout among child welfare workers. Caseworkers and supervisors in a Midwest U.S. state (N = 210) rated their regional director’s use of transformational leadership skills using a survey. Given the nature of the clustered data, multilevel modeling was employed to examine the main effects of transformational leadership on worker burnout and its cross-level interaction effect on the association between worker STS and burnout. Multilevel modeling demonstrated that worker burnout was positively associated with STS and negatively associated with organizational-level transformational leadership. The cross-level interaction between transformational leadership and STS was significant. Specifically, the positive association between workers’ STS and burnout decreased as transformational leadership increased. These findings suggest that organizational approaches such as transformational leadership can influence workforce results. Further research will guide child welfare policymakers to develop more sophisticated training programs in leadership skills and strategies.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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