Care work - factors affecting post 9/11 United States Army chaplains: compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and spiritual resiliency
Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examined the relationships between and among the factors of compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction and spiritual resiliency in association with the care work of United States Army chaplains who minister to soldiers, families, and Department of the Army (DA) civilians in the military.This investigation breaks new ground in understanding the factors that affect chaplain care work.Data were collected from 408 active duty Army chaplains who responded to and completed the online survey.Information about rank, years of service, battle fatigue/stress and number of deployments was collected.These data along with specific scales were combined into the Chaplain Care Work Model-the tool used in this investigation.Scores from three measurement instruments: Professional Quality of Life Scale R-IV, Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Resilience Scale were used to test the hypotheses for this study.Of particular interest, the measurement scales of Spiritual Well-Being and Resiliency were combined to develop a new measurement construct labeled Spiritual Resiliency.The model of Chaplain Care Work was tested using path analysis and structural equation modeling techniques to illustrate the relationships of the predictors (constructed from latent variables-Chaplaincy Status, Deployment Status, and Self Care) to the outcome measure of Care Work (also a latent variable).Overall 85% of the variance in care work can be attributed to the model's predictors, adding to the value of examining care work among those who provide direct service to others.
Author: Theodore, Vance P.
Institution: Brigham Young University
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W128223153