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100			_aOgińska-Bulik, Nina _911169
245			_aThe role of empathy and cognitive trauma processing in the occurrence of professional posttraumatic growth among women working with victims of violence _c Nina Ogińska-Bulik and Paulina Michalska
260			_bNofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, _c2022
500			_aInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2022, Online first
520			_aObjectives: Professionals helping victims of violence trauma, in addition to a number of negative effects, may also experience positive changes in the form of vicarious posttraumatic growth (VPTG). Cognitive trauma processing and empathy seem to be important to VPTG. The aim was to determine the relationship between empathy, cognitive trauma processing and VPTG in female professionals helping violence victims. Material and Methods: The study included 154 women representing 3 professional groups (therapists, social workers, probation officers). The subjects’ age ranged 26–67 years (M±SD 43.98±10.83). The study used 3 standard measurement tools, i.e. the Secondary Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the Empathic Sensitiveness Scale, measuring 3 aspects of empathy, i.e. empathic concern, personal distress and perspective taking, the Cognitive Processing of Trauma Scale, allowing assessment of 5 remedial strategies (positive cognitive restructuring, downward comparison, resolution/acceptance, denial, regret) and a survey developed for the use of the research. Results: Positive correlations were found between empathy, cognitive coping strategies and VPTG. Positive cognitive restructuring and resolution/acceptance strategies were found to mediate the relationship between empathy and VPTG. Conclusions: Professionals helping trauma victims may experience positive effects in the form of VPTG. The occurrence of VPTG in female professionals is enhanced by the use of empathy and positive coping strategies. (Authors' abstract). Record #7769
650			_aEMPATHY _911170
650			_aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650		4	_aTRAUMA _9612
650			_aVIOLENCE _9629
650			_aWORKPLACE _9652
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651			_aPOLAND _97206
700			_aMichalska, Paulina _911171
773	0		_tInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2022, Online first
830			_aInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health _911172
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01945 _zDOI: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01945 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews113