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Determinantes da qualidade de vida profissional numa amostra de psicólogos clínicos em Portugal
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| Dissertação de Mestrado apresentado no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia da Clínica | 486.08 KB | Adobe PDF |
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Ao longo das recentes décadas tem-se assistido a um interesse crescente em compreender como é que os psicólogos clínicos se sentem ao lidar, diariamente, com clientes que se encontram em sofrimento, investigando-se as estratégias que os mesmos adotam e as variáveis que poderão influenciar o seu bem-estar psicológico. Contudo, ainda nos encontramos com muitas questões por responder, nomeadamente no contexto português. Este estudo foca-se na Qualidade de Vida Profissional (QVP), mais especificamente nas suas dimensões caracterizantes: Satisfação por compaixão (SC) e Fadiga por Compaixão (FC), composta pelo Burnout e Stress Traumático Secundário (STS). Pretendeu-se investigar as relações entre estes fenómenos e as características sociodemográficas e do trabalho de 456 psicólogos clínicos a viver em Portugal, além de explorar o impacto que as estratégias de coping e o autocuidado podem ter. Para tal, foram aplicadas três regressões lineares múltiplas, que nos permitiram verificar como os diferentes tipos de estratégias de coping – Estratégias de Coping Focadas nos Problemas (ECFP), nas Emoções (ECFE) e Evitantes (ECE) – afetam cada dimensão da QVP. Os resultados revelaram que as ECFP potenciam a SC, enquanto as ECFE e ECE contribuem para o aumento de Burnout e STS. No que concerne o autocuidado, mediou significativamente a relação entre as ECFP e SC e a relação entre as ECE e Burnout. Proporcionando uma visão sobre como o contexto profissional dos psicólogos clínicos em
Portugal impacta a QVP, aferimos que as ECFP e o autocuidado aumentam a SC, enquanto as
ECE contribuem para a FC.
Abstract: Over the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in understanding how therapists feel about dealing, daily, with clients who are suffering, investigating the strategies they adopt and the variables that may influence their psychological well-being. However, we still find ourselves with many unanswered questions, particularly in therapists living in Portugal. This study focuses on Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL), more specifically on its characterising dimensions: Compassion Satisfaction (CS) and Compassion Fatigue (CS), grouping both Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between these phenomenon’s and the sociodemographic and work characteristics of 456 clinical psychologists living in Portugal, as well as to explore the impact that coping strategies and self-care can have on ProQOL. To this end, three multiple linear regressions were conduct, allowing us to see how the different types of coping strategies - Problem-Focused Coping Strategies (PFCS), Emotion-Focused Coping Strategies (EFCS) and Avoidant Coping Strategies (ACS) - affect each dimension of ProQOL. The results showed that PFCS enhances CS, while EFCS and ACS contribute to an increase in Burnout and STS. Regarding self-care, it significantly mediated the relationship between ECFP and CS and the relationship between ACS and Burnout. Providing an insight into how the professional context of clinical psychologists in Portugal impacts on ProQOL, we found that PFCS and self-care increase CS, while ACS contributes to CF.
Abstract: Over the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in understanding how therapists feel about dealing, daily, with clients who are suffering, investigating the strategies they adopt and the variables that may influence their psychological well-being. However, we still find ourselves with many unanswered questions, particularly in therapists living in Portugal. This study focuses on Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL), more specifically on its characterising dimensions: Compassion Satisfaction (CS) and Compassion Fatigue (CS), grouping both Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between these phenomenon’s and the sociodemographic and work characteristics of 456 clinical psychologists living in Portugal, as well as to explore the impact that coping strategies and self-care can have on ProQOL. To this end, three multiple linear regressions were conduct, allowing us to see how the different types of coping strategies - Problem-Focused Coping Strategies (PFCS), Emotion-Focused Coping Strategies (EFCS) and Avoidant Coping Strategies (ACS) - affect each dimension of ProQOL. The results showed that PFCS enhances CS, while EFCS and ACS contribute to an increase in Burnout and STS. Regarding self-care, it significantly mediated the relationship between ECFP and CS and the relationship between ACS and Burnout. Providing an insight into how the professional context of clinical psychologists in Portugal impacts on ProQOL, we found that PFCS and self-care increase CS, while ACS contributes to CF.
Description
Dissertação de Mestrado apresentado no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de
Psicologia da Clínica
Keywords
Satisfação por Compaixão Burnout Stress Traumático Secundário Estratégias de Coping Autocuidado Psicólogos Clínicos Compassion satisfaction Burnout dary traumatic stress Coping strategies Self-care Therapists