1. Examining Library Staff Openness to Social Work Collaboration: The Role of Empowerment and Resilience.
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Addison, Saige M., Gilster, Megan E., Ronnenberg, Megan, Logsden, Kara, and Witry, Sarah
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PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience , *SELF-efficacy , *HOUSING stability , *LIBRARY personnel , *PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout - Abstract
Public library staff increasingly assist patrons with psychosocial needs (e.g. food or housing insecurity). To address growing demands for psychosocial support, libraries are engaging in social work (SW) collaborations; however, successful collaborations depend on library staff's openness to intervention. This quantitative study examines the relationship between burnout and openness to SW collaboration, and whether resilience and empowerment protect against burnout. Results show that career resilience mediates the relationship between psychological empowerment and burnout. Burnout was not associated with openness to SW collaboration. Findings suggest resilience plays a role in preventing burnout, and that library staff are open to SW collaborations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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