The Influence of Trait-Negative Affect and Compassion Satisfaction on Compassion Fatigue in Australian Nurses

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 88-97

  Craigie, Mark ^a   Osseiran Moisson, Rebecca ^a   Hemsworth, David ^b   Aoun, Samar ^a   Francis, Karen ^c   Brown, Janie ^a   Hegney, Desley ^d   Rees, Clare ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

burnout; compassion fatigue; compassion satisfaction; nurses; secondary traumatic stress; trait negative affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; BURNOUT; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929008561     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/tra0000050     Document Type: Article

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