| Two exploratory factor analyses were conducted on the Professional Quality of Life (N = 202) and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (N = 200). The first factor analysis revealed three salient factors (compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue and burnout) and the second revealed one factor.;A multiple regression indicated a statistically significant relationship among three predictors—compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and burnout—and posttraumatic growth. Of the three predictor variables, compassion satisfaction explained the most variance in the criterion variable: posttraumatic growth. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed no statistically significant differences among licensure memberships in levels of professional quality of life or posttraumatic growth. |
