Table 3

Correlations between the C-CF-Short Subscales and other questionnaires (MW2 group, n=265; FF2 group, n=231), according to the structural equation model

MW2FF2
Mean±SD123Mean±SD123
Secondary stress16.6±8.717.1±9.3
Job burnout32.0±14.90.73***28.3±14.30.87***
Compassion fatigue48.6±21.60.86***0.95***45.4±22.90.95***0.98***
Ego-resiliency35.8±6.4−0.06−0.26***−0.19**40.9±6.6−0.22**−0.25***−0.21***
Social support39.5±7.3−0.01−0.14−0.0734.7±8.5−0.34***−0.35***−0.31***
Work stress55.7±11.80.28***0.58***0.45***61.3±10.1−0.25***−0.18**−0.23***
  • Structural equation modelling was used to determine the correlations between the C-CF-Short Subscales and other questionnaires (MW2 group, n=265; FF2 group, n=231).

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • C-CF-Short Subscale, C-Compassion Fatigue-Short Subscale; FF2, firefighters group 2; MW2, medical workers group 2.