TABLE 3. Factors Associated with Levels of Vicarious or Secondary Trauma
Variable
|
IES Intrusion
|
IES Avoidance
|
IES Total
|
|
| Age |
r = –.06 |
r = –.18** |
r = –.14* |
| Total hours per week counseling |
r = .32** |
r = .15* |
r = .25** |
| Hours per week counseling trauma victims |
r = .34** |
r = .24** |
r = .31** |
| Counseling wife assault victims |
t = –3.11** |
t = –2.31** |
t = –2.92** |
| Counseling child abuse victims |
t = –2.92** |
t = 2.30** |
t = –.2.75** |
| Counseling child sexual abuse victims |
t = –3.65** |
t = –3.12** |
t = –3.78** |
| Counseling sexual assault victims |
t = –3.70** |
t = –1.96* |
t = –3.01** |
| Counseling torture victims |
t = –2.33* |
t = –2.57** |
t = –2.62** |
Receiving personal therapy
|
t = –2.15*
|
t = –2.38*
|
t = –2.34*
|
|
Note. Scores on the Impact of Event Scale (IES).
* p 
.05.
** p .01.