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The effects of vicarious trauma on burnout in mental healthcare providers: The mediating role of work interference with family and the importance of perceived organizational support

Gordon, Christopher Ryan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631546564104266

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2021, Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, College of Sciences and Health Professions.
Mental health clinicians often work with clients who have been through significant trauma, and clinicians face risks of traumatization themselves through exposure to the traumatic stories of clients. This indirect traumatization is known as vicarious trauma (VT), and research has shown this to be related to burnout in mental health workers. Mental health clinicians must find a delicate balance between work and family roles, and the present study aimed to determine how this work interference with family (WIF) can explain the relationship between VT and burnout, and how support from the organization can ameliorate the negative effects of VT on the balance between work and family. Questionnaire responses were anonymously collected and analyzed from 110 mental health professionals working in mental health organizations sampled from several counties around Ohio. Analyses of the responses supported the hypotheses that WIF explains the relationship between VT and burnout, but perceived organizational support (POS) does not moderate the relationship VT and WIF, therefore rejecting those hypotheses. On this basis, it is recommended that mental health organizations educate employees on balancing work and family roles and provide adequate resources such as paid time off to help clinicians avoid burnout. Further research is needed to determine if POS is more effective at preventing VT than addressing it.
Michael Horvath (Advisor)
Kenneth Vail (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Goncy (Committee Member)
Michael Horvath (Committee Chair)
Psychology
trauma, vicarious trauma, burnout, exhaustion, work,-family conflict, work interference with family, support, perceived organizational support,

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  • Gordon, C. R. (2021). The effects of vicarious trauma on burnout in mental healthcare providers: The mediating role of work interference with family and the importance of perceived organizational support [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631546564104266

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gordon, Christopher. The effects of vicarious trauma on burnout in mental healthcare providers: The mediating role of work interference with family and the importance of perceived organizational support. 2021. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631546564104266.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gordon, Christopher. "The effects of vicarious trauma on burnout in mental healthcare providers: The mediating role of work interference with family and the importance of perceived organizational support." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1631546564104266

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