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ERIC Number: EJ1214968
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8259
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Compassion Satisfaction among Camp Counselors: A Pilot Study
Stanfield, M. Hunter; Baptist, Joyce
Journal of Experiential Education, v42 n2 p121-139 Jun 2019
Background: The intense nature of the camp experience and the unique role of camp counselors can be a rewarding experience for camp counselors and campers alike. However, to experience compassion satisfaction necessitates evaluation of a number of factors that may enhance or decrease compassion satisfaction. Purpose: To better understand the camp counselor experience of compassion satisfaction, this study examined the factors of self-compassion, self-care activities, stress, values progress, values obstruction, and burnout on compassion satisfaction. Methodology/Approach: Data from 27 female camp counselors (M[subscript age] = 20.33 years, 92.59% White/Caucasian, 85.18% undergraduate students) were collected 4 times over a 10-week period. A series of Bayesian linear regressions was conducted to examine the effect of these variables on compassion satisfaction. Findings/Conclusions: Compassion satisfaction was best explained by a combination of burnout (M = -0.67, 95% credible interval [CRI] = -[0.88, -0.48]), self-care activities (M = 0.38, 95% CRI = [0.10, 0.65]), and stress (M = 0.14, 95% CRI = [0.01, 0.26]). Implications: Factors such as burnout, self-care activities, and stress contribute both negatively and positively on camp counselor compassion satisfaction. Suggestions for how to address each are addressed in addition to the importance of training interventions to enhance camp counselor compassion satisfaction.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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