The Relationship Between Compassion Fatigue and Professional Self-Concept in Psychiatric Nurses

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Durmaz H., Asi Karakaş S., Ercel S.

JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, cilt.62, ss.22-28, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 62
• Basım Tarihi: 2024
• Doi Numarası: 10.3928/02793695-20230821-01
• Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, PASCAL, CINAHL, Psycinfo, DIALNET
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-28
• Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The current study examined the relationship between compassion fatigue and professional self-concept in psychiatric nurses. Participants included 156 nurses working in a mental health and disorders hospital in Turkey. Data were collected via a sociodemographics form, the Compassion Fatigue subscale of the Professional Quality of Life Scale, and Professional Self-Concept Scale. Participants exhibited low levels of compassion fatigue and high levels of professional self-concept. A significant negative relationship was found between participants' mean compassion fatigue scores and mean professional satisfaction, professional competence, and professional self-concept scores (p < 0.05). Professional satisfaction, professional competence, and professional self-concept decreased with increasing compassion fatigue. Nurses should be provided emotional support through in-service training and effective communication to prevent burnout.