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

Bibliographic Data

ID15345953
AuthorsHenry D Mason (0000-0002-3966-9970, Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume28
Issue3
Pages233-236
Publication date2018-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2018.1435049
OpenAlexW2805667962
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

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

Burnout · Compassion · Compassion fatigue · Existentialism · Psychotherapist · Quality (philosophy · Quality of life (healthcare · Scale (ratio · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology

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