Open AccessWorkplace social support in job satisfaction among veterans with posttraumatic stress symptoms: A preliminary correlational study
Author(s) -
J. Irene Harris,
Thad Q. Strom,
Amanda G. Ferrier-Auerbach,
Matthew E. Kaler,
Lucas P. Hansen,
Christopher R. Erbes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0181344
Subject(s) - vocational education , social support , vocational rehabilitation , psychology , job satisfaction , rehabilitation , clinical psychology , population , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , environmental health , pedagogy , neuroscience
For Veterans managing PTSD symptoms, returning to vocational functioning is often challenging; identifying modifiable variables that can contribute to positive vocational adjustment is critical to improved vocational rehabilitation services. Workplace social support has proven to be important in vocational adjustment in both general population and vocational rehabilitation samples, but this area of inquiry has received little attention among Veterans with PTSD symptoms. In this small correlational study, employed Veterans (N = 63) presenting for outpatient PTSD treatment at a VA Health Care System completed surveys assessing demographic variables, PTSD symptoms, workplace social support, and job satisfaction. Workplace social support contributed to the prediction of job satisfaction. It is of note that workplace social support predicted a larger proportion of the variance in employment satisfaction than PTSD symptoms. Further research on workplace social support as a vocational rehabilitation resource for Veterans with PTSD is indicated.