Citation

Manning-Jones S, Terte I, Stephens C. J. Loss Trauma 2017; 22(3): 256-270.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15325024.2017.1284516

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Limited and inconsistent research exists regarding the relationship between vicarious posttraumatic growth (VPTG), which is positive psychological growth experienced as a result of vicarious traumatic exposure, and symptoms of secondary traumatic stress (STS). The current study aimed to investigate whether a curvilinear model explained the VPTG-STS relationship among a sample of 365 nurses, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and medical doctors.

RESULTS supported this hypothesis, however this result appeared to largely be governed by the curvilinear relationship found among psychologists; STS was not found to predict VPTG among any other profession. Implications of results are discussed.

Language: en