The role of the relationship between cohesion and social trust on the resilience of social workers in times of crisis

Farzaneh Yagoob ¹ (PhD Student in Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehrans)
Sttar Parvin ² (Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran) Hossean Agkajani ³ (Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch)

Submited date : 2021-12-14 accepted date : 2023-01-26

Keywords: resilience, social workers, social cohesion, Social trust,

Abstract :

Due the nature of their profession, social work is exhausting and has many stresses and challenges, so that it affects their quality of life. so; It is important for community leaders to maintain and promote their resilience. The main purpose of this study is to identify the "role of the relationship between social cohesion and trust in the resilience of social workers in times of crisis." Survey method and statistical population of the present study including all social workers of Ahvaz, Mazandaran, Kermanshah, Lorestan, Tehran, Kerman and Tabriz hospitals. A total of 413 public and private hospitals, two (2) hospitals in each city were selected and based on it. The selected hospitals in these cities were surveyed. The sampling method was simple stratified and random and the sample size was 204 social workers. Findings showed that the correlation coefficient of social trust was 0.306 and the level of significance was 0.000, and the correlation coefficient of social cohesion and the significance level of the test in the whole sample were 0.305 and 0.000. Considering the positive value of correlation coefficient, it can be said that there is a positive correlation between the two variables of cohesion and social trust with social worker resilience. The mean of social capital variable was the highest level of social capital related to Tehran and the lowest level of social capital related to Tabriz. The mean of resilience variable was the highest level of resilience in Kerman and the lowest level of resilience in Ahvaz.