Posttraumatic Growth and Professional Quality of Life: An Exploration of Mental Health Practitioners Working With Military Personnel and Their Family Members
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)
Department
Counseling
Date of Award
Fall 2012
Abstract
Two exploratory factor analyses were conducted on the Professional Quality of Life (N = 202) and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (N = 200). The first factor analysis revealed three salient factors (compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout) and the second revealed one factor. A multiple regression indicated a statistically significant relationship among three predictors--compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and burnout--and posttraumatic growth. Of the three predictor variables, compassion satisfaction explained the most variance in the criterion variable: posttraumatic growth. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed no statistically significant differences among licensure memberships in levels of professional quality of life or posttraumatic growth.
Advisor
Stephen Armstrong
Subject Categories
Counseling | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Wendy Kent, "Posttraumatic Growth and Professional Quality of Life: An Exploration of Mental Health Practitioners Working With Military Personnel and Their Family Members" (2012). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 181.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/etd/181
