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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2004;6(2):57–66.

Table 2.

Predicting Secondary Trauma and Job Burnout among New York City Social Workers Following September 11 Attacks (N=220)

Secondary Trauma Job Burnout
Predictor Variable b s.e. Beta b s.e. Beta
Female Gender .100 .152 .043 −.089 .180 −.033
Married −.089 .127 −.047 −.285 .151 −.128
White Race .279 .198 .094 .327 .234 .095
Years Professional Counselor −.078 .081 −.064 −.161 .095 −.115
WTC Recovery Involvement .166*** .050 .233 .026 .060 .031
WTC Counseling Involvement .048 .041 .081 .065 .049 .094
% Current Clients Violence
Victims (20% or more)
.030 .154 .013 .015 .182 .005
Lifetime Trauma Events .050 .047 .072 .062 .055 .076
Work Environment Support (had
information to work effectively)
−.151** .052 −.196 −.163** .061 −.180
Constant 1.992*** .528 --- 3.312*** .625 ---
R2 .12 .10

p<.10

**

p<.01

***

p<.001