Cultivating secondary traumatic growth among healthcare workers: The role of social support and self-efficacy

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 831-846

  Shoji, Kotaro ^a   Bock, Judith ^a   Cieslak, Roman ^a,b   Zukowska, Katarzyna ^b   Luszczynska, Aleksandra ^a,b   Benight, Charles C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Mediation; Perceived social support; Secondary traumatic growth; Secondary traumatic stress; Self efficacy; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84905731307     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22070     Document Type: Article

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