Compassion Fatigue Syndrome in Social Workers and Its relationship with Emotional Intelligence
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Se realizó un estudio sobre cómo interactúan la inteligencia emocional y la fatiga por compasión (FC) en los trabajadores sociales. La hipótesis era que los trabajadores sociales con mayor inteligencia emocional tenían menos probabilidades de sufrir o desarrollar FC.
Se seleccionó una muestra de 264 sujetos entre 2,014 trabajadores sociales activos en Sevilla (España). A estos se les aplicó un cuestionario sociodemográfico (α = .710), el Cuestionario de Inteligencia Emocional – Forma Corta (α = .790) y la Escala de Fatiga por Compasión (α = .770).
Los autores llevaron a cabo un análisis de fiabilidad (alfa de Cronbach), un estudio de frecuencias, tablas de contingencia, un análisis de correlaciones de tipo Pearson, un análisis de regresión lineal y pruebas de significación de tipo análisis de varianza (con valores entre p = .001 y p = .005).
Los trabajadores sociales que participaron en este estudio presentaron una alta inteligencia emocional, pero, aun así, se encontraron altas tasas de FC. En concreto, cuanto menor era el nivel de inteligencia emocional manifiesta del trabajador social, mayor era el sufrimiento por FC. En general, los trabajadores sociales con mayor inteligencia emocional tenían menos probabilidades de sufrir o desarrollar FC.
A study was conducted on how emotional intelligence and compassion fatigue (CF) interact in social workers. The hypothesis was that social workers with higher emotional intelligence were less likely to suffer/develop CF. A sample of 264 subjects was selected from among 2,014 active social workers in Seville (Spain). They were administered a sociodemographic questionnaire (a ¼ .710), the Emotional Intelligence QuestionnaireShort Form (a ¼ .790), and the Compassion Fatigue Scale (a ¼ .770). Authors carried out a reliability analysis (Cronbach’s alpha), a frequency study, contingency tables, a Pearsontype correlations analysis, a linear regression analysis, and analysis of variance–type significance tests (with values between p ¼ .001 and p ¼ .005). The social workers who participated in this study presented high emotional intelligence, yet high rates of CF were found. Specifically, the lower the social worker’s manifest level of emotional intelligence, the greater the suffering of CF. Overall, social workers with higher emotional intelligence were less likely to suffer or develop CF.
A study was conducted on how emotional intelligence and compassion fatigue (CF) interact in social workers. The hypothesis was that social workers with higher emotional intelligence were less likely to suffer/develop CF. A sample of 264 subjects was selected from among 2,014 active social workers in Seville (Spain). They were administered a sociodemographic questionnaire (a ¼ .710), the Emotional Intelligence QuestionnaireShort Form (a ¼ .790), and the Compassion Fatigue Scale (a ¼ .770). Authors carried out a reliability analysis (Cronbach’s alpha), a frequency study, contingency tables, a Pearsontype correlations analysis, a linear regression analysis, and analysis of variance–type significance tests (with values between p ¼ .001 and p ¼ .005). The social workers who participated in this study presented high emotional intelligence, yet high rates of CF were found. Specifically, the lower the social worker’s manifest level of emotional intelligence, the greater the suffering of CF. Overall, social workers with higher emotional intelligence were less likely to suffer or develop CF.
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Barrera-Algarín, E., Castro-Ibáñez, R., Vallejo-Andrada, A., & Martínez-Fernández, R. (2023). Compassion Fatigue Syndrome in Social Workers and Its relationship with Emotional Intelligence. Social Work, 69(1), 26–34. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad038







