Professional Quality of Life among Dentists in India

By : Supriti Balaji, K. Jayanthi Rani

Page No: 287-295

Abstract:
This study is a non-experimental, descriptive, correlational design to examine compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress among dental students and dental practitioners to determine if there is a significant relationship between the 3 variables. A purposive sample of 142 participants was taken comprising 86 females and 56 males. Professional Quality of Life Scale (2010) by Stamm was used to collect data. Results reveal a significant relationship between the 3 variables studied and significant difference between dental students and practitioners in levels of compassion satisfaction and secondary traumatic stress. Significant gender differences exist only in the compassion satisfaction dimension.

Authors :
Supriti Balaji
B.Sc. – Psychology graduate at Ethiraj College for Women, 43/44, Flat 3C, Chettinad Towers, 11th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai-600083, Tamil Nadu.

K. Jayanthi Rani
Assistant Professor – Department of Psychology, Ethiraj College for Women, Madras Veterinary College Hostel, Gate 2, Jothi Venkatachalam Road, Vepery, Chennai-600007, Tamil Nadu.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2021.16.02.8