The relationship between existential attitudes and professional quality of life among nursing students |
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Authors: | Henry D. Mason |
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Affiliation: | Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | burnout compassion fatigue compassion satisfaction existential attitudes nursing students professional quality of life |
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