Effects of Type D Personality on Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction, and Job Stress in Clinical Nurses

Purpose:Thisstudy wasdonetoidentifytheeffectsof TypeD personality oncompassionfatigue,burnout,compas- sion satisfaction, and job stress in clinical nurses. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 172 clinical nurses working in two tertiary hospitals. The structured questionnaires included Type D personality scale, compassion fatigue, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and job stressscales. Results:About 79.7%of participantswereclassifiedasTypeDpersonalitygroup. TheTypeD person- alitywas not related to general characteristicsof clinical nurses. The Type D personality groupshowed statistically significant higher compassion fatigue, burnout, and job stress and lower compassion satisfaction compared to the non-Type Dpersonalitygroup.Inaddition,compassion fatigueandburnout were positively correlatedwithjobstress and compassion fatigue was positively correlated with burnout. However, compassion satisfaction was negatively correlatedwith burnout. Conclusion:Asthe prevalence of Type Dpersonalityishighinclinicalnurses, it isnecessary to assess stress-related personality. In addition, management for the nurse with Type D personality is required to alleviate compassion fatigue, burnout, and job stress and to improve compassion satisfaction.

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