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040 _aAFVC
100 _aWilliamson, Emma
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245 _aSecondary trauma :
_bemotional safety in sensitive research
_cEmma Williamson, Alison Gregory, Hilary Abrahams, Nadia Aghtaie, Sarah-Jane Walker and Marianne Hester
260 _bSpringer,
_c2020
500 _aJournal of Academic Ethics, 2020, 18: 55-70
520 _aSecondary trauma (ST) refers to the impact of indirect exposure to traumatic experiences; effects which can be ‘disruptive and painful’ and can ‘persist for months or years’ (McCann and Pearlman 1990). The effects, as described by McCann, in relation to working directly with clients, are considered to be a usual response which results from witnessing a distressing traumatic event or from knowledge about such an event, particularly if the person is connected with the victim-survivor (Figley 1998). ST is one of a number of terms used somewhat interchangeably (including vicarious trauma, burnout, compassion fatigue) to convey ideas about the transference, or rippling-out effects, of trauma from the original incident and the original victim-survivor. Burnout is more usually related to the demands of work (including caregiving and studying) and its contextual components, such as long hours, insufficient support or control, and heavy workload, than the specific nature of work involved, and thus may be different, if overlapping, with the topic we are looking at (Freudenberger 1974). Brown (2017) refers to the Maslach Burnout Inventory (2015), which differentiates burnout from other forms of exhaustion or depression, due to its inclusion of an element of compassion fatigue. It is this aspect which those with caring responsibilities find particularly difficult to acknowledge and address. Because this previous research has often focused on front line workers rather than researchers and we know collectively very little about the impacts of studying trauma on this group, we use the term ST within this paper as a more descriptive term which doesn’t imply an outcome or particular impacts, yet can include a similar range of impacts found in the phenomena of burnout or compassion fatigue. The term secondary trauma is not ideal but it is important to recognise where this paper sits in relation to the wider literature on the impacts of working with trauma as the focus of ones work. We also use the term ‘emotional safety’ to recognise ways in which the potential for ST can be acknowledged. (From the authors' introduction). Record #7798
650 _aMENTAL HEALTH
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650 _aRESEARCH
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650 _aRESEARCH ETHICS
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650 _aSTRESS
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650 4 _aTRAUMA
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650 0 _aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 4 _aUNITED KINGDOM
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700 _aGregory, Alison
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700 _aAbrahams, Hilary
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700 _aAghtaie, Nadia
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700 _aWalker, Sarah-Jane
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700 _aHester, Marianne
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773 0 _tJournal of Academic Ethics, 2020, 18: 55-70
830 _aJournal of Academic Ethics
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-019-09348-y
_zDOI: 10.1007/s10805-019-09348-y (Open access)
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