The twin faces of pleasure: The relationship between pleasure and compassion fatigue

Aims: Compassion Fatigue (CF) can be pervasive and debilitating for individuals in some professions. For organisations, it can result in substantial costs in terms of staff productivity and retention. Activities found to be pleasurable - termed hedonic - may play a protective role during times of s...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fpsyg.2015.66.00022/full