Effects of Psychiatric Nurses' Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Satisfaction on Burnout: The Moderating Effect of Social Support.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2016.25.4.399
- Author:
Hyun Jung LEE
1
;
Ji Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Kunjang University College, Gunsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Psychiatric nursing;
Compassion fatigue;
Burnout;
Social support
- MeSH:
Compassion Fatigue*;
Empathy*;
Nursing;
Nursing Services;
Psychiatric Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2016;25(4):399-408
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction on burnout in psychiatric nurses and the moderating effects of social support. METHODS: The participants were 214 psychiatric nurses from G city & C, G, J province. Data were collected from October 23 to November 6, 2015 and analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, multiple regression analysis and moderated regression analysis. RESULTS: Secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction had significant influence on burnout in psychiatric nurses. The explained variance for burnout was 67%. However, social support did not moderate the effect of secondary traumatic stress and compassion satisfaction on burnout. CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that burnout in psychiatric nurses may have a direct influence on their nursing services. There is a need to provide nursing intervention programs in order to prevent and alleviate burnout in psychiatric nurses by decreasing secondary traumatic stress and increasing compassion satisfaction.
