The relationship between existential attitudes and professional quality of life among nursing students

This study examined the relationship between existential attitudes and professional quality of life among a sample of South African nursing students (N = 150; mean age = 21.19, SD = 2.77; female = 90%). The student nurses completed the Life Attitudes Profile-Revised (LAP-R) and the Professional Qual...

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Published inJournal of psychology in Africa Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 233 - 236
Main Author Mason, Henry D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Routledge 04.05.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Attitudes
Burnout
compassion fatigue
compassion satisfaction
existential attitudes
Fatigue
Nursing
Nursing education
nursing students
Professional attitudes
professional quality of life
Quality of life
Regression analysis
Sympathy
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Summary:This study examined the relationship between existential attitudes and professional quality of life among a sample of South African nursing students (N = 150; mean age = 21.19, SD = 2.77; female = 90%). The student nurses completed the Life Attitudes Profile-Revised (LAP-R) and the Professional Quality of Life Scale (PROQoL). The data were analysed using the Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis. Existential attitudes significantly predicted scores on the PROQoL. The findings suggest that existential attitudes are an essential personal resource that could serve as a potential buffer against compassion fatigue and burnout while enhancing compassion satisfaction.
ISSN:1433-0237
1815-5626
DOI:10.1080/14330237.2018.1435049