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Vicarious traumatization: symptoms and predictors

Lerias, Doukessa, Byrne, Mitchell K.·2003·Stress and Health
DOI 10.1002/smi.969
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Having to intervene in severe crises or bearing witness to human tragedy, can take its toll on the individual (Erickson, Vande Kemp, Gorsuch, Hoke & Foy, 2001; Lind, 2000; Lugris, 2000). These effects can include severe, debilitating anxiety that persists for months and sometimes even years following the event. Because these people are not directly involved in the event, their distress often goes undetected (Brady, Guy, Poelstra & Brokaw, 1999; Motta, Joseph, Rose, Suozzi & Leiderman, 1997). Support resources for people who are indirectly affected by a traumatic event are limited. To date, a history of previous trauma, previous psychological well‐being, social support, age, gender, educational achievement, socio‐economic status and styles of coping have been highlighted as mediating the effects of indirect exposure to a traumatic incident. Understanding this phenomenon and the mechanisms precipitating such distress is an important step in providing appropriate help for a large number of people indirectly affected by tragic events. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Lerias, D., & Byrne, M. K.
Affiliations
University of Wollongong (AU)
Corresponding author
Byrne, Mitchell K.
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Venue
Stress and Health
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2003-08
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
129-138
ISSN
  • 1532-2998 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-3005
DOI
10.1002/smi.969
OpenAlex
W2124832379
Cited by
215
References
38
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FWCI
4.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 5 d)
Locations
Stress and Health (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
vicarious trauma, indirect trauma exposure, secondary traumatic stress, crisis intervention, anxiety, predictors of distress, coping styles, social support, psychological well-being, socioeconomic status, gender differences

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