Avui, dilluns 8 de juny, el Dipòsit Digital no estarà operatiu de 15:00 a 17:00 h per tasques de manteniment. Disculpeu les molèsties.
Hoy, lunes 8 de junio, el Dipòsit Digital no estará operativo de 15:00 a 17:00 h debido a tareas de mantenimiento. Disculpen las molestias.
Today, Monday, Jun 8th, the Digital Repository will be unavailable due to a system update.

Files

653444.pdf (202.48 KB)

Document type

Article

Version

Published version

Publication date

2015

All rights reserved

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/99054

Estrés traumático secundario en psicólogos que atienden a niños y niñas víctimas de malos tratos y abuso sexual: un estudio exploratorio

Journal Title

Authors

Director/Tutor

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Related resource

Abstract

Secondary traumatic stress is a kind of job stress that affects professionals dedicated to help victims of traumatic events. This disorder is common in those professionals who work with victims of violence, and especially in those who work with children and adolescents, although there are few studies about it. The aim of this study was to compare the secondary traumatic stress levels between psychologists who work in centers for victims of child maltreatment and sexual abuse and psychologists who work in other contexts. Method: The sample consisted of 259 professionals (M= 33.3 years, SD= 8.0 years), 190 women and 69 men. 56.4% worked in specialized centers for victims of child maltreatment and sexual abuse, while the other 43.6% worked with other kinds of patients. All respondents answered the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (Bride, Robinson, Yegidis y Figley, 2004). Results: Psychologists who treat victims of child maltreatment and sexual abuse had significantly higher levels of all secondary traumatic stress symptoms. In addition, psychologists working with child trauma exceed the cutoff point more frequently than psychologists working in other contexts. Conclusion: Given the serious implications that these results may have for therapists and their patients, it is necessary to create strategies for care and self-care for psychologists who work with child victims. More research is required in this area to clarify the course of the disorder, and the most appropriate strategies to cope with it.

Subject

Estrès laboral, Psicòlegs, Assistència psiquiàtrica, Infants maltractats

Subject (English)

Job stress, Psychologists, Mental health services, Abused children

Citation

Collections

Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)

Citation

GUERRA, Cristóbal and PEREDA BELTRAN, Noemí. Estrés traumático secundario en psicólogos que atienden a niños y niñas víctimas de malos tratos y abuso sexual: un estudio exploratorio. Anuario de Psicología. 2015. Vol. 45, num. 2, pags. 177-188. ISSN 0066-5126. [consulted: 9 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/99054

Export metadata

JSON - METS

Share record