Factors affecting students choice of becoming social workers

Abstract EN

Choosing a career is usually a complex decision for individuals to make.

Social work is a humanitarian profession known for its mission of enhancing human well-being, empowering the disadvantaged population, and improve social conditions through promoting social justice and social change.

A total of 172 undergraduate social work students from Kuwait University participated voluntarily in the study.

The findings of this study showed that there was a significant relationship between attitudes toward career choice and variables such as having a friend or relative who works as a social worker and considering studying other majors.

In addition, altruistic factor was found to be the most factor the motivated social work students to choose social work as a career.

The findings of the current study will help the social work profession understand the motivations that inspired social work students in Kuwait to choose social work to be their profession.