Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: CS alpha 0.88; BO alpha 0.75; STS alpha 0.813 sample items
About this scale
A 30-item measure for helping professionals across three subscales: compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress (compassion fatigue). Used widely with nurses, social workers, and other carers.
Sample item(s)
“I get satisfaction from being able to help people (CS)”
“I feel worn out because of my work as a helper (BO)”
“I am preoccupied with more than one person I help (STS)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: CS alpha 0.88; BO alpha 0.75; STS alpha 0.81. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Stamm, B. H. (2010): The Concise ProQOL Manual (2nd ed.). Pocatello, ID: ProQOL.org.
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