Emotional Intelligence as Predictor of Compassion Fatigue among Mental Health Practitioners

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dc.contributor.authorKabunga, Amir
dc.contributor.authorApio, Betty
dc.contributor.authorAnyolitho, Maxson Kenneth2
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-28T09:35:19Z
dc.date.available2019-11-28T09:35:19Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractMore than half of the professionals working with vulnerable population in high-income countries suffer from compassion fatigue, which has detrimental effects on mental health practitioners’ wellbeing. This study was aimed at investigating the role of emotional intelligence in predicting compassion fatigue among mental health practitioners. Data collection was undertaken using surveys incorporating the Professional Quality of Life-5 and the Emotional Competency Inventory 2.0. Mental health practitioners from Northern Uganda participated with 207 respondents returning completed surveys. Data analysis procedures were undertaken using Fisher’s exact test and logistical regression. The statistical hypotheses were tested at a significance level of p ≤ 0.05. The results revealed that self-management (p = 0.003) and social awareness (p = 0.039) had a statistically significant effect on the prediction of compassion fatigue in mental health practitioners. The results equally indicated that respondents who recorded low levels of self-management were 4 times more likely to report compassion fatigue than those who had registered high levels of self-management. It was also found that a relative increase in social awareness was associated with a lower rating of compassion fatigue (OR = 1.24). Based on these findings, recommendations were made to include emotional intelligence as an integral component of training and incorporate emotional intelligence intervention techniques to benefit mental health practitioners in managing compassion fatigue.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAmir, K., Betty, A., & Kenneth, A. M. (2019). Emotional Intelligence as Predictor of Compassion Fatigue among Mental Health Practitioners. Open Access Library Journal, 6(5), 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/123456789/99
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpen Access Library Journalen_US
dc.subjectCompassion Fatigueen_US
dc.subjectEmotional Intelligenceen_US
dc.subjectMental Health Practitionersen_US
dc.titleEmotional Intelligence as Predictor of Compassion Fatigue among Mental Health Practitionersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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