Psychological Distress Among Non-Human Animal Rescue Workers: An Exploratory Study

IF 0.6 4区农林科学 Q4 SOCIOLOGY Society & Animals Pub Date : 2020-10-19 DOI:10.1163/15685306-bja10028

Raegan Murphy, Shauna Daly

引用次数: 2

Abstract

To better understand the psychological effects on humans of working with distressed non-human animals, I set out to understand the professional quality of life experienced by this group of workers. Measures included compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. An online survey-based cross-sectional correlational design was employed to survey 340 animal rescue workers. The survey consisted of items assessing demographic information (gender, age, geographic location), type of work performed (single or multiple caring roles), exposure to euthanasia, in-home fostering of animals, and whether the work was salaried or voluntary. The results of the present study may prove useful for both animal rescue organizations and animal rescue workers who may be experiencing distress as a result of their work. Recommendations for future research include a focus on the effects of exposure to euthanasia and the home fostering of rescue animals.

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非人类动物救援人员心理困扰的探索性研究

为了更好地理解与痛苦的非人类动物一起工作对人类的心理影响，我开始了解这群工人所经历的职业生活质量。测量包括同情满意度、倦怠和继发性创伤压力。采用基于在线调查的横断面相关设计对340名动物救援人员进行了调查。该调查包括评估人口统计信息(性别、年龄、地理位置)、工作类型(单一或多重照顾角色)、是否接触安乐死、在家寄养动物，以及工作是有薪水的还是自愿的。本研究的结果可能对动物救援组织和动物救援人员都有用，因为他们的工作可能会使他们感到痛苦。对未来研究的建议包括关注安乐死暴露的影响和对救援动物的家庭抚养。

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Society & Animals 社会科学-兽医学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

12.50%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Society & Animals publishes studies that describe and analyze our experiences of non-human animals from the perspective of various disciplines within both the Social Sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science) and the Humanities (e.g., history, literary criticism). The journal specifically deals with subjects such as human-animal interactions in various settings (animal cruelty, the therapeutic uses of animals), the applied uses of animals (research, education, medicine and agriculture), the use of animals in popular culture (e.g. dog-fighting, circus, animal companion, animal research), attitudes toward animals as affected by different socializing agencies and strategies, representations of animals in literature, the history of the domestication of animals, the politics of animal welfare, and the constitution of the animal rights movement.

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