Adams Richard E, Figley Charles R, Boscarino Joseph A
Kent State University.
Res Soc Work Pract. 2008 May;18(3):238-250. doi: 10.1177/1049731507310190.
The present study has two goals: to assess the difference between secondary trauma and job burnout and to examine the utility of secondary trauma in predicting psychological distress. METHOD: The data come from a survey of social workers (N = 236) living in New York City 20 months following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC). RESULTS: Social workers' involvement in WTC recovery efforts is related to secondary trauma but not burnout. Analyses also reveal that both secondary trauma and burnout are related to psychological distress after controlling for other risk factors. CONCLUSION: This study supports the importance of compassion fatigue as a risk factor for social workers counseling traumatized clients and its association with psychological problems.
本研究有两个目标:评估继发性创伤与职业倦怠之间的差异,并检验继发性创伤在预测心理困扰方面的效用。方法:数据来自对在世贸中心9·11恐怖袭击事件20个月后居住在纽约市的社会工作者(N = 236)的一项调查。结果:社会工作者参与世贸中心恢复工作与继发性创伤有关,但与职业倦怠无关。分析还表明,在控制其他风险因素后,继发性创伤和职业倦怠均与心理困扰有关。结论:本研究支持同情疲劳作为社会工作者为受创伤客户提供咨询的风险因素的重要性及其与心理问题的关联。