The influence of sense of coherence,self-care and work satisfaction on secondary traumatic stress and burnout among child and youth residential care workers in Switzerland |
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| Authors: | Célia Steinlin Claudia Dölitzsch Nina Kind Sophia Fischer Klaus Schmeck Jörg M Fegert |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Applied Psychology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland;2. Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany;3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | The present study aimed to investigate the incidence of post-traumatic and secondary traumatic stress as well as burnout symptoms among child and youth welfare workers in residential care in Switzerland and to assess the predictive value of sense of coherence, self-care, and job satisfaction. A sample of 319 child welfare professionals in Swiss child and youth residential care was assessed using questionnaires that addressed sense of coherence, perceived collective efficacy, self-care, and work satisfaction, as well as symptoms of traumatic stress and burnout. Linear regression analyses were conducted to determine the influence of sense of coherence, self-care and job satisfaction on symptoms of burnout and traumatic stress. Enhancing sense of coherence, work-related self-care and work satisfaction could reduce stress symptoms and increase the well-being of child and youth welfare staff. The authors discuss how child and youth residential care institutions could improve these factors among their staff. |
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| Keywords: | burnout child and youth residential care secondary traumatic stress sense of coherence trauma-sensitive care |
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