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1、FACTORSASSOCIATEDWITHHIGHSELF-EFFICACYAMONGCALIFORNIA’SPUBLICCHILDWELFAREWORKERSAThesisPresentedtoTheFacultyoftheSchoolofSocialWorkCaliforniaStateUniversity,LosAngelesInPartialFulfillmentOftheRequirementsfortheDegreeMasterofSocialWorkByKathleenL.McElroyJune200282002KathleenL
2、.McElroyALLRIGHTSRESERVEDACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIwouldliketothankDr.DaleWeaverforhisinvaluabledirection,guidanceandsupportthroughoutthisproject.Iwouldalsoliketothankmystudentcolleaguesfortheircamaraderieandsupport.Averyspecialthankstothemembersofmyfamily,whoseconfidenceinmehasprovi
3、dedmoreencouragementthanwordscansay.Finally,aworldofthankstomyfiancée,JonathanHjelm,whohasencouragedandinspiredmethroughoutthisandmanyotherchallenges.ABSTRACTFactorsAssociatedwithHighSelf-EfficacyAmongCalifornia’sPublicChildWelfareWorkersByKathleenL.McElroyCountychildwelfare
4、workersmustperformcomplextasks,workwithinvoluntaryclients,andnegotiateheavilybureaucraticorganizationsinordertoeffectivelyprotecttheabusedandneglectedchildrentheyaremandatedtomonitor.Theseworkersmustfeelconfidentintheirabilitiestosuccessfullyprovideservicestoclients.Theconce
5、ptofself-efficacystatesthatwhenanindividualthinksandfeelsasthoughheorsheiscompetentincompletingcomplextasks,thatpersonismorelikelytobesuccessful.Thepurposeofthisstudywastodeterminewhat,ifany,characteristicscontributesignificantlytofeelingsofhighself-efficacyamongcountychildw
6、elfareworkersinCalifornia,andwhetherindividualcharacteristics(suchaspersonalhistory)ororganizationalcharacteristics(suchaslevelofsupportfromadministration)weremorelikelytopredicthighlevelsofself-efficacyamongchildwelfareworkers.Secondarydatafromastudyontheretentionofchildwel
7、fareworkerswereused.Bivariatecomparisonsindicatedthatafewindividualcharacteristicsweresignificantlyrelatedtohighself-efficacy,andseveralorganizationalcharacteristicswerepredictorsofself-efficacy.Multivariateanalysis,however,indicatedthatonlycommitmenttothefieldofchildwelfare
8、wassignificantlyrelatedtohighself-efficacy.TABLEOFCONTENTSAcknowledgments..
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