The relationship between degree of vicarious traumatization and personality in trauma helpers / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the relationship between vicarious traumatization and personality in trauma helpers. Methods Questionnaire about vicarious traumatization and Revised eysenck personality questionnaire short for Chinese(EPQ-RSC) have been carried out on a random sample of 86 trauma helpers in Wenchuan earthquate region from Tangshan. And all the data of the questionnaire scales will be dealt with by the software SPSS11.5. Results ( 1 ) There were significant gender differences on vicarious traumatization of trauma helpers in emotional reaction( famale20.03 ± 4.92; male 15.09 ± 3.93 ), behavioral reaction ( famale 16. 43 ± 4. 49;male 12.11 ± 2.57 ), cognitional reaction( female 10.27 ± 3.28; male 8.29 ± 2.81 ), faith of life ( famale 14.17± 3.53; male 11.20 ± 3.37 ), physiological reaction ( female 21.23 ± 5.31; male 17.32 ± 4.80) and the total core of vicarious traumatization( famale 82.70 ± 17.74; male 64.00 ± 12.49) (P＜0.01). (2) There were significant differences of vicarious traumatization of trauma helpers on professional training and experience of trauma help (P ＜ 0.05 ). ( 3 ) Comparing to helpers of non-vicarious traumatization, the helpers of vicarious traumatization were high in N scale questionnaire (P＜ 0.01 ). Conclusion Vicarious traumatization of trauma helpers are affected by sex, professional training and experience of trauma help. The best choice of trauma helper is steady emotion personality..