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Dispositional Hope as a Protective Factor Among Medical Emergency Professionals: A Preliminary Investigation

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    Abstract

    The relationships between dispositional hope and psychological adjustments were examined among 35 medical professionals in the accident and emergency (A&E) department. About 21.4% of the participants could be considered as "probable PTSD cases," and 34.3% of them had two or more job burnout symptom subscales above the thresholds. Correlation analyses showed that A&E personnel with a higher dispositional hope tended to exhibit less burnout symptoms (r = -.62, p
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3-9
    JournalTraumatology
    Volume17
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011

    Research Keywords

    • A&E department
    • dispositional hope
    • job burnout
    • medical emergency personnel
    • posttraumatic stress disorder

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