Mental Health During COVID-19: A Comparative Study of White Social Workers and Social Workers of Color Survey

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* 1. Choose your age range

22-29 years old

30-39 years old

40-49 years old

50-59 years old

60-69 years old

70+ years old

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* 2. Do you reside in the United States?

Yes

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* 3. Identify your gender

Female

Male

Transgender Male

Transgender Female

Non-Conforming

Not listed: _________________________

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* 4. Please indicate your social work degree

Bachelors of Social Work

Masters of Social Work

PhD in Social Work or DSW

Other _________________________

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* 5. Are you actively employed as a social worker?

Yes

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* 6. How many years have you been practicing?

0-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

20+ years

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* 7. Do you identify as White/Caucasian?

Yes

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* 8. Do you identify as a person of color?

Yes

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* 9. What racial group do you identify with?

Asian or Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Native American or Alaskan Native

White or Caucasian

Multi-racial or Biracial

Not listed: __________________

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* 10. Answer the following questions based on how you have felt in the past two weeks during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

0- I do not feel sad

1- I feel sad

2- I am sad all the time and I can’t snap out of it

3- I am so sad and unhappy that I can’t stand it

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* 11. Please select one

0- I am not particularly discouraged about the future

1- I feel discouraged about the future

2- I feel I have nothing to look forward to

3- I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve

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* 12. Please select one

0- I do not feel like a failure

1- I feel I have failed more than the average person

2- As I look back on life, all I can see is a lot of failures

3- I feel I am a complete failure as a person

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* 13. Please select one

0- I get as much satisfaction out of things as I used to

1- I don’t enjoy things the way I used to

2- I don’t get real satisfaction out of anything anymore

3- I am dissatisfied or bored with everything

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* 14. Please select one

0- I don’t feel particularly guilty

1- I feel guilty a good part of the time

2- I feel quite guilty most of the time

3- I feel guilty all of the time

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* 15. Please select one

0- I don’t feel I am being punished

1- I feel I may be punished

2- I expect to be punished

3- I feel I am being punished

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* 16. Please select one

0- I don’t feel disappointed in myself

1- I am disappointed in myself

2- I am disgusted with myself

3- I hate myself

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* 17. Please select one

0- I don’t feel I am any worse than anybody else

1- I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes

2- I blame myself all the time for my faults

3- I blame myself for everything bad that happens

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* 18. Please select one

0- I don’t have any thoughts of killing myself

1- I have thoughts of killing myself but I would not carry them out

2- I would like to kill myself

3- I would kill myself if I had the chance

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* 19. Please select one

0- I don’t cry anymore than usual

1- I cry more now than I used to

2- I cry all the time now

3- I used to be able to cry, but now I can’t cry even though I want to

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* 20. Please select one

0- I am not more irritated by things than I ever was

1- I am slightly more irritated now than usual

2- I am quite annoyed or irritated a good deal of the time

3- I feel irritated all the time

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* 21. Please select one

0- I have not lost interest in other people

1- I am less interested in other people than I used to be

2- I have lost most of my interest in other people

3- I have lost all of my interest in other people

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* 22. Please select one

0- I make decisions about as well as I ever could

1- I put off making decisions more than I used to

2- I have greater difficulty in making decisions more than I used to

3- I can’t make decisions at all anymore

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* 23. Please select one

0- I don’t feel that I look any worse than I used to

1- I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive

2- I feel there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look unattractive

3- I believe that I look ugly

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* 24. Please select one

0- I can work about as well as before

1- It takes an extra effort to get started at doing something

2- I have to push myself very hard to do anything

3- I can’t do any work at all

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* 25. Please select one

0- I can sleep as well as usual

1- I don’t sleep as well as I used to

2- I wake up 1-2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to get back to sleep

3- I wake up several hours than I used to and cannot get back to sleep

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* 26. Please select one

0- I don’t get more tired than usual

1- I get tired more easily than I used to

2- I get tired from doing almost anything

3- I am too tired to do anything

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* 27. Please select one

0- My appetite is no worse than usual

1- My appetite is not as good as it used to be

2- My appetite is much worse now

3- I have no appetite at all anymore

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* 28. Please select one

0- I haven’t lose much weight, if any, lately

1- I have lost more than five pounds

2- I have lost more than ten pounds

3- I have lost more than fifteen pounds

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* 29. Please select one

0- I am no worried about my health than usual

1- I am worried about physical problems like aches, pains, upset stomach, or constipation

2- I am very worried about physical problems that I cannot think of anything else

3- I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think of anything else

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* 30. Please select one

0- I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex

1- I am less interested in sex than I used to be

2- I have almost no interest in sex

3- I have lost all interest in sex completely

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* 31. Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge

0- Not at all

1- Several days

2- More than half the days

3- Nearly every day

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* 32. Not being able to stop or control worrying.

0- Not at all

1- Several days

2- More than half the days

3- Nearly every day

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* 33. Worrying too much about different things

0- Not at all

1- Several days

2- More than half the days

3- Nearly every day

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* 34. Trouble relaxing

0- Not at all

1- Several days

2- More than half the days

3- Nearly every day

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* 35. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still.

0- Not at all

1- Several days

2- More than half the days

3- Nearly every day

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* 36. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

0- Not at all

1- Several days

2- More than half the days

3- Nearly every day

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* 37. Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen

0- Not at all

1- Several days

2- More than half the days

3- Nearly every day

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* 38. In your day-to-day life, how often do any of the following things happen to you?
You are treated with less courtesy than other people are.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 39. You are treated with less respect than other people are.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 40. You receive poorer service than other people at restaurants or stores.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 41. People act as if they think you are not smart.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 42. People act as if they are afraid of you.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 43. People act as if they think you are dishonest.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 44. People act as if they are better than you are.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 45. You are called names or insulted.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 46. You are threatened or harassed.

Almost everyday

At least once a week

A few times a month

A few times a year

Less than once a year

Never

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* 47. Have you, or do you know anyone close to you who has/have had COVID-19? (Check all that apply).

Yes, I have/ had COVID-19

Yes, a close family member or friend has had COVID-19

I have never had COVID-19

No one close to me has had COVID-19

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* 48. In the past year, have you had to provide direct services to clients or are you able to provide telehealth services?

Direct Services

Telehealth Services

Hybrid

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* 49. How much of your time (percentage) has been spent working with clients in person in the past 6 months?

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Mental Health During COVID-19: A Comparative Study of White Social Workers and Social Workers of Color

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* 1. Choose your age range

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* 2. Do you reside in the United States?

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* 3. Identify your gender

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* 4. Please indicate your social work degree

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* 5. Are you actively employed as a social worker?

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* 6. How many years have you been practicing?

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* 7. Do you identify as White/Caucasian?

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* 8. Do you identify as a person of color?

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* 9. What racial group do you identify with?

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* 10. Answer the following questions based on how you have felt in the past two weeks during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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* 31. Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge

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* 32. Not being able to stop or control worrying.

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* 33. Worrying too much about different things

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* 34. Trouble relaxing

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* 35. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still.

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* 36. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable

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* 37. Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen

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* 38. In your day-to-day life, how often do any of the following things happen to you?You are treated with less courtesy than other people are.

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* 39. You are treated with less respect than other people are.

* 38. In your day-to-day life, how often do any of the following things happen to you?
You are treated with less courtesy than other people are.