Table 2.
Descriptives of PTSD, grief, compassion satisfaction and fatigue among social workers during COVID-19 pandemic
| n | % | M (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posttraumatic stress | |||
| Number of symptoms endorsed | 145 | 6.66 (5.68) | |
| PTSD diagnosis | 38 | 26.21 | |
| Criterion B: intrusion symptoms | 82 | 54.30 | |
| Criterion C: avoidance of stimuli | 63 | 40.91 | |
| Criterion D: negative alterations in cognitions and mood | 81 | 54.00 | |
| Criterion E: marked alterations in arousal and reactivity | 82 | 53.95 | |
| Grief (high/severe symptoms) | 24 | 16.22 | |
| Overwhelmed (high/severe symptoms) | 41 | 27.33 | |
| Control (high/severe symptoms) | 108 | 72.00 | |
| Vulnerability to coping (high/severe symptoms) | 14 | 9.21 | |
| Compassion satisfactiona | 124 | 38.29 (6.36) | |
| Low | 1 | .81 | |
| Average | 84 | 67.74 | |
| High | 39 | 31.45 | |
| Compassion fatiguea | |||
| Burnout | 124 | 25.14 (6.29) | |
| Low | 45 | 36.29 | |
| Average | 79 | 63.71 | |
| High | 0 | 0 | |
| Secondary trauma | 124 | 22.57 (6.39) | |
| Low | 62 | 50.41 | |
| Average | 61 | 49.59 | |
| High | 0 | 0 | |
aSample for Compassion satisfaction and Compassion fatigue is 124 and includes only those who self-identified as a “helper,” someone who works alongside other people in a supportive capacity, and completed the measure for burnout and secondary trauma