TY - JOUR
T1 - Some individual difference predictors of professional well-being and satisfaction of health professionals
AU - Zeidner, Moshe
AU - Hadar, Dafna
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - This study explored individual differences predictors of the positive facet of professional quality of life, i.e., compassion satisfaction (CS), in health care practitioners. A cross-sectional design was employed, based on 89 mental health care providers and 93 medical professional, drawn from 7 major community hospitals and 6 private clinics situation in Northern Israel. CS was significantly predicted by emotional competencies, positive affect, and problem-focused coping. In addition, problem-focused coping mediated the relationship between emotion abilities and CS. The data are explicated and discussed in light of the literature and contemporary accounts of professional quality of life.
AB - This study explored individual differences predictors of the positive facet of professional quality of life, i.e., compassion satisfaction (CS), in health care practitioners. A cross-sectional design was employed, based on 89 mental health care providers and 93 medical professional, drawn from 7 major community hospitals and 6 private clinics situation in Northern Israel. CS was significantly predicted by emotional competencies, positive affect, and problem-focused coping. In addition, problem-focused coping mediated the relationship between emotion abilities and CS. The data are explicated and discussed in light of the literature and contemporary accounts of professional quality of life.
KW - Compassion satisfaction
KW - Emotional intelligence
KW - Emotions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901247557&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.032
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.032
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84901247557
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 65
SP - 91
EP - 95
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -