The protective role of compassion satisfaction for therapists who work with sexual violence survivors: An application of the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 610-623

  Samios, Christina ^a   Abel, Lisa M ^a   Rodzik, Amber K ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adjustment; broaden and build theory of positive emotions; compassion satisfaction; secondary traumatic stress; sexual violence; therapists

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL CRIME; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84886417936     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2013.784278     Document Type: Article

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