The influence of trait-negative affect and compassion satisfaction on compassion fatigue in Australian nurses
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Article Title | The influence of trait-negative affect and compassion satisfaction on compassion fatigue in Australian nurses |
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ERA Journal ID | 201417 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Craigie, Mark (Author), Osseiran-Moisson, Rebecca (Author), Aoun, Samar (Author), Brown, Janie (Author), Hemsworth, David (Author), Francis, Karen (Author), Hegney, Desley (Author) and Rees, Clare (Author) |
Journal Title | Psychological Trauma: theory, research, and practice |
Journal Citation | 8 (1), pp. 88-97 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1942-9681 |
1942-969X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000050 |
Web Address (URL) | http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayrecord&uid=2015-20379-001 |
Abstract | For this study, we examined the nature of the unique relationships trait-negative affect and compassion satisfaction had with compassion fatigue and its components of secondary traumatic stress and burnout in 273 nurses from 1 metropolitan tertiary acute hospital in Western Australia. Participants completed the Professional Quality of Life Scale (Stamm, 2010), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 2004), and the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983). Bivariate correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were performed to examine and investigate 4 hypotheses. The results demonstrate a clear differential pattern of relationships with secondary traumatic stress and burnout for both trait-negative affect and compassion satisfaction. Trait-negative affect was clearly the more important factor in terms of its contribution to overall compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress. In contrast, compassion satisfaction’s unique pro- tective relationship only related to burnout, and not secondary traumatic stress. The results are therefore consistent with the view that compassion satisfaction may be an important internal resource that protects against burnout, but is not directly influential in protecting against secondary traumatic stress for nurses working in an acute-care hospital environment. With the projected nursing workforce shortages in Australia, it is apparent that a further understanding is warranted of how such personal variables may work as protective and risk factors. |
Keywords | compassion fatigue; compassion satisfaction; trait-negative affect; burnout; secondary traumatic stress; nurses |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified |
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Byline Affiliations | Curtin University |
Nipissing University, Canada | |
Australian Catholic University | |
School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q36y6/the-influence-of-trait-negative-affect-and-compassion-satisfaction-on-compassion-fatigue-in-australian-nurses
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