Compassion Fatigue and Higher Education Faculty Mental Health: A Call to the Profession
Date
2023-04
Authors
Cordaro, Millie
Howard, Krista
Perrotte, Jessica
Schmiedehaus, Evan
Dailey, Stephanie
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Background: Compassion fatigue (CF) describes the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others. Little is known about the prevalence and impact of CF (i.e., secondary traumatic stress & burnout), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Major Depression Disorder (MDD) in Higher Education faculty. Purpose: To examine key aspects of CF, secondary traumatic stress and burnout, and associations with psychosocial and occupational factors among faculty in higher education.
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compassion fatigue, higher education, mental health, faculty
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Cordaro, M., Howard, K., Perrotte, J., Schmiedehaus, E., & Dailey, S. (2023). Compassion fatigue and higher education faculty mental health: A call to the profession. Poster presented at the Health Scholar Showcase, Translational Health Research Center, San Marcos, Texas.