Abstract
The present work is intended to bring awareness to medical professionals impacted by the occurrence of errors they have committed or witnessed (i.e., second-victims) and highlight the negative effects that may result from such errors. The purpose of this research is to test whether resilience and negative affect that is experienced after a medical error are related. Additionally, four variables are tested as moderators of this relationship, two of which are considered individual variables (i.e., self-efficacy and work meaningfulness), and two of which are characterized as external variables (i.e., co-worker support and organizational support). Twenty-two healthcare professionals from a hospital's Cardio-Vascular Intensive Care Unit participated in a short survey. Results showed a relationship exists between resilience and negative affect experienced by second victims, post-error. The limitations of the current work, practical implications, and ideas for future research will be expanded upon herein.
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Graduation Date
2019
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Burke, Shawn
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree Program
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0007651
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0007651
Language
English
Release Date
August 2019
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Hernandez, Claudia, "The Role of Resilience on Second-Victim Outcomes: Examining Individual and External Factors of Medical Professionals" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 6503.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6503