Citation

Bourke ML, Craun SW. Traumatology 2014; 20(1): 57-64.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, Publisher APA Journals)

DOI

10.1037/h0099381

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research investigating how secondary traumatic stress impacts those who work in the field of child exploitation is in its early stages. In the current study we investigate how attempts to cope with secondary traumatic stress vary between investigators in the United States and their counterparts in the United Kingdom. After examining the best-fitting models we found both similarities and differences in predictors of secondary traumatic stress. For example, the level of self-reported difficulty and frequency of interactions with disturbing media were positively related to higher secondary traumatic stress scores in both groups; supervisory support, however, was related to lower secondary traumatic stress scores only in the U.S. sample. The implications and limitations of our findings are discussed.

Language: en