The mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between social support and the consequences of secondary exposure to trauma among medical providers working with trauma victims

• Authors: Piotr Jerzy Gurowiec , Nina Ogińska-Bulik , Paulina Michalska

Abstracts

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Objectives: Medical providers working with trauma survivors are exposed to the negative and positive effects of secondary trauma, both of which are affected by social support and job satisfaction. The aim of this study was to determine the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between social support and the negative and positive effects of secondary exposure to trauma among medical personnel. The negative indicator of such exposure was secondary traumatic stress (STS), while the positive indicator was secondary posttraumatic growth (SPTG). Material and Methods: The analyses included 419 medical providers working with trauma victims (201 paramedics and 218 nurses). Data was collected with the Secondary Traumatic Stress Inventory, Secondary Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Social Support Scale, Work Satisfaction Scale, and survey. Mediation analyses were applied to assess relationships between variables. Results: The mediation analyses indicated that job satisfaction mediates (mainly partly) the relationship between social support and STS and SPTG. This may indicate that both social support and job satisfaction act as significant predictors of the negative and positive effects of secondary exposure to trauma. Conclusions: As a friendly and mutually-supportive environment can increase job satisfaction, reducing the risk of secondary traumatic stress and promoting positive posttraumatic changes, it is important to increase social support and job satisfaction among medical providers exposed to secondary trauma.

Keywords

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social support; job satisfaction; medical providers; medical providers working with trauma victims; secondary traumatic stress; secondary posttraumatic growth

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 505-516

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

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Piotr Jerzy Gurowiec

• Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Electrocardiology, Department of Electrocardiology and Heart Failure)

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Nina Ogińska-Bulik

• University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Institute of Psychology, Department of Health Psychology)

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Paulina Michalska

• University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland (Institute of Psychology, Department of Health Psychology)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02067

Biblioteka Nauki

21375400