ERIC Number: EJ1289706
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1949-6591
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Serving Students Takes a Toll: Self-Care, Health, and Professional Quality of Life
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, v58 n2 p163-178 2021
The purpose of this study was to assess the health impact of professional quality of life and self-care on student services professionals. Results of an online survey indicate that health-related quality of life was negatively associated with compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress and burnout) and positively associated with mindful self-care. The latter association was insignificant after controlling for compassion fatigue. Organizations should develop policies to help mitigate stressors and foster an environment conducive to self-care.
Descriptors: Quality of Working Life, Student Personnel Workers, Daily Living Skills, Metacognition, Social Support Groups, Stress Management, Mental Health, Physical Health, Well Being, Fatigue (Biology), Burnout, Trauma, Altruism, At Risk Students, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, State Universities
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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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Identifiers - Location: California
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