Academic Journal
Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth among Refugee Service Providers in Istanbul, Turkey.
| Τίτλος: | Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth among Refugee Service Providers in Istanbul, Turkey. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Brooks MA; Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College CUNY, New York, NY, USA., Dasgupta A; Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA., Taşğın NŞ; T.C. Maltepe University, Marmara Eğitim Köyü, Maltepe/Istanbul, Turkey., Yükseker D; Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey., Tekin U; RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Kaiserslautern, Germany., Meinhart M; National Coalition of Independent Scholars, Battleboro, VT, USA., Kaushal N; Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA., El-Bassel N; Columbia School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA. |
| Πηγή: | Transcultural psychiatry [Transcult Psychiatry] 2026 Aug; Vol. 63 (4), pp. 293-305. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 25. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Published by Sage Publications on behalf of McGill University Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9708119 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1461-7471 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13634615 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Transcult Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Published by Sage Publications on behalf of McGill University, c1997- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Refugees*/psychology , Compassion Fatigue*/epidemiology , Compassion Fatigue*/psychology , Health Personnel*/psychology , Social Support* , Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological*, Turkey/epidemiology ; Syria/ethnology ; Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic |
| Περίληψη: | This article examines the scope and prevalence of vicarious posttraumatic growth (VPTG) among service providers working with Syrian refugees in Istanbul, Turkey. VPTG is the phenomenon that, under certain conditions, exposure to traumatic material because of work with traumatized individuals can result in positive psychological growth. This growth can include greater appreciation for life, changed priorities, and an enriched spiritual life, among others. We surveyed 104 service providers throughout Istanbul in 2018. A multivariable logistic regression was used to examine how professional trauma exposure (proportion of clients who disclose trauma, secondary traumatic stress [STS]), support systems (perceived social support, perceived organizational support), and professional experience are associated with VPTG. We hypothesized that greater exposure to traumatic material, stronger support systems, and greater professional experience were associated with higher levels of VPTG. We found nearly half (44.66%) of service providers surveyed had moderate-to-high levels of VPTG. Our hypothesis was partially supported. Moderate/high/severe STS [aOR:3.98, (95% CI:1.26, 12.59)], higher social support [aOR:1.05, (95% CI:1.00, 1.10)], and higher organizational support [OR:1.11, (95% CI:1.02, 1.20)] were associated with moderate-to-high VPTG. However, the proportion of clients who disclose trauma and years in profession did not show significant associations. While secondary stress may be a natural biproduct of work with traumatized individuals, providers may also experience growth from those same experiences. Findings from this analysis elucidate pathways whereby organizations may foster VPTG, such as providing a peer support program to facilitate social support and establishing a feedback loop to enhance organizational support. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Turkey; refugee; vicarious posttraumatic growth |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260625 Date Completed: 20260804 Latest Revision: 20260826 |
| Update Code: | 20260827 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/13634615261459410 |
| PMID: | 42345590 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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