Compassion Satisfaction among Camp Counselors: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Stanfield, M. Hunter; Baptist, Joyce
Titel	Compassion Satisfaction among Camp Counselors: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 42 (2019) 2, S.121-139 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.1177/1053825918824617
Schlagwörter	Recreational Activities; Outdoor Leadership; Counselors; Altruism; Fatigue (Biology); Job Satisfaction; Stress Management; Self Management; Burnout; Coping; Females; College Students; Summer Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freizeitgestaltung; Gruppenleitung; Counselor; Counsellor; Counsellors; Berater; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Selbstmanagement; Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Bewältigung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Collegestudent; Sommerkurs
Abstract	Background: The intense nature of the camp experience and the unique role of camp counselors can be a rewarding experience for camp counselors and campers alike. However, to experience compassion satisfaction necessitates evaluation of a number of factors that may enhance or decrease compassion satisfaction. Purpose: To better understand the camp counselor experience of compassion satisfaction, this study examined the factors of self-compassion, self-care activities, stress, values progress, values obstruction, and burnout on compassion satisfaction. Methodology/Approach: Data from 27 female camp counselors (M[subscript age] = 20.33 years, 92.59% White/Caucasian, 85.18% undergraduate students) were collected 4 times over a 10-week period. A series of Bayesian linear regressions was conducted to examine the effect of these variables on compassion satisfaction. Findings/Conclusions: Compassion satisfaction was best explained by a combination of burnout (M = -0.67, 95% credible interval [CRI] = -[0.88, -0.48]), self-care activities (M = 0.38, 95% CRI = [0.10, 0.65]), and stress (M = 0.14, 95% CRI = [0.01, 0.26]). Implications: Factors such as burnout, self-care activities, and stress contribute both negatively and positively on camp counselor compassion satisfaction. Suggestions for how to address each are addressed in addition to the importance of training interventions to enhance camp counselor compassion satisfaction. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01