Supporting Those Who Provide Support-Work-Related Resources and Secondary Traumatic Stress among victim advocates

Date

2019

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Safety and Health at Work

Abstract

Background/Aims Victim advocates are at risk of developing secondary traumatic stress (STS), which can result from witnessing or listening to accounts of traumatic events. This study investigated the relationship between victim status, years of experience, hours of direct contact with victims, and availability of workplace supports in the development of STS. Results Of the 142 victim advocates, 134 were women. Regression analyses revealed that the only significant predictor of STS was the number of direct hours of victim services provided. Conclusion The findings from this study found that women have high rates of STS and that more workplace support needs to be implemented.

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Keywords

victim advocates, research, secondary traumatic stress

Citation

Benuto, L. T., Singer, J., Gonzalez, F., Newlands, R., & Hooft, S. (2019). Supporting Those Who Provide Support: Work-Related Resources and Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Victim Advocates. Safety and Health at Work.

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