Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of social workers (n=204^*)

Sex (n=204)

Male

83

(40.7)

-

-

Female

121

(59.3)

-

-

Age (n=204)

20s

120

(58.8)

-

-

30s

73

(35.8)

-

-

40s

11

(5.4)

-

-

Education (Graduate) (n=203)

University

179

(88.2)

-

-

Graduate school

24

(11.8)

-

-

Religion (n=203)

Religious^†

167

(82.3)

-

-

Marital status (n=204)

Single

146

(71.6)

-

-

Married

58

(28.4)

-

-

Posttraumatic growth

Total score (0–132)

-

-

44.09

21.73

New Possibilities (0–30)

-

-

10.19

5.53

Personal strength(0–30)

-

-

9.17

4.73

Relating to Others (0–42)

-

-

14.75

7.90

Spiritual Change (0–12)

-

-

3.65

2.92

Appreciation of life (0–18)

-

-

6.33

3.47

Most shocking incidents (n=200)

Physical abuse

75

(37.5)

-

-

Emotional abuse

12

(6.0)

-

-

Sexual abuse

52

(26.0)

-

-

Neglect

61

(30.5)

-

-

Psychological pain

([1–10])

-

-

6.65

1.86

Posttraumatic stress

Total score (0–88)

-

-

28.73

20.05

Invasion (0–32)

-

-

11.27

7.62

Hyper-arousal (0–24)

-

-

6.67

6.07

Avoidance (0–32)

-

-

10.78

7.50

Support in crises

(7–49)

-

-

29.7

7.72

Support from agencies (n=200)

None

174

(87.0)

-

-

Vacation

3

(11.5)

-

-

Job change

2

(7.7)

-

-

Psychotherapy, Counseling

16

(61.5)

-

-

Other^‡

5

(23.1)

-

-

Colleagueship

Satisfaction

99

(48.5)

-

-

Help seeking (n=204)

Yes^§

177

(86.8)

-

-

Experience of counseling (n=200)

Yes

13

(6.5)

-

-

Reason for not getting counseling (n=176)

Might be able to solve by myself

65

(36.9)

-

-

Lack of information

12

(6.8)

-

-

Lack of time

41

(23.2)

-

-

Concern about others’ attention

7

(3.9)

-

-

Cost

14

(7.9)

-

-

Believe it does not help

22

(12.5)

-

-

Other

15

(8.5)

-

-

Stress Coping

Total score (33–99)

-

-

61.71

10.68

Ways of pursuing social support ([11–33])

-

-

21.16

4.56

Problem solving-centered methods ([11–33])

-

-

23.70

5.19

Avoidance-centered coping methods ([11–33])

-

-

16.78

4.27