Alongside the recognized potential negative repercussions of working as a psychological therapist, there is growing interest in the potential positive impacts of engaging in such work. The current study used a cross-sectional online survey design to explore the impact of a range of demographic, work-related, and compassion-related factors on levels of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and vicarious posttraumatic growth (VPTG) in an international sample of 359 psychological therapists. Hierarchical multiple regressions demonstrated that burnout, lower levels of self-compassion, having a personal trauma history, reporting a higher percentage of working time with a trauma focus, and being female were the statistically significant contributors to STS scores, explaining 40.8% of the variance, F(9, 304) = 23.2, p <.001. For VPTG, higher compassion satisfaction, higher self-compassion, higher STS, a higher percentage of working time with a trauma focus, fewer years qualified, being male, and having a personal trauma history were all statistically significant contributors, explaining 27.3% of the variance, F (10, 304) = 11.37, p <.001. The findings illustrate the potential risk and protective factors for developing STS and clarify factors that may increase the likelihood of experiencing VPTG. Implications for psychological therapists and the organizations and institutions for which they work are considered along with potential directions for future research in the discussion.

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治疗师继发性创伤应激和替代性创伤后成长的影响因素

除了公认的心理治疗师工作的潜在负面影响之外，人们对从事此类工作的潜在积极影响也越来越感兴趣。本研究采用横断面在线调查设计，探讨了国际样本中一系列人口统计、工作相关和同情心相关因素对继发性创伤应激 (STS) 和替代性创伤后生长 (VPTG) 水平的影响359 名心理治疗师。分层多元回归表明，职业倦怠、自我慈悲水平较低、有个人创伤史、报告关注创伤的工作时间比例较高以及女性身份是 STS 评分的统计显着因素，解释了 40.8% 的方差, F (9, 304) = 23.2, p <.001。对于 VPTG，较高的同情心满意度、较高的自我同情心、较高的 STS、以创伤为重点的工作时间比例较高、合格年限较短、男性以及有个人创伤史都是统计上显着的贡献者，解释了 27.3% 的方差，F (10, 304) = 11.37，p <.001。研究结果说明了发生 STS 的潜在风险和保护因素，并阐明了可能增加发生 VPTG 可能性的因素。讨论中考虑了对心理治疗师及其工作的组织和机构的影响以及未来研究的潜在方向。