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2. I AM currently engaged in psychological therapy
3. I AM NOT currently engaged in any psychological therapy
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What is your ethnic group? - Selected Choice
What is your ethnic group? - White: White British, White Irish, Any other White background (please specify below) - Text
What is your ethnic group? - Asian or Asian British: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Any other Asian background (please specify below) - Text
What is your ethnic group? - Black or Black British: African, Caribbean, Any other Black background (please specify below) - Text
What is your ethnic group? - Mixed: Mixed Asian and White, Mixed Black African and White, Mixed Black Caribbean and White, Any other Mixed background (please specify below) - Text
What is your ethnic group? - Arab: (please specify) - Text
What is your ethnic group? - Other: (please specify) - Text
Do you self-identify as belonging to a Racial/Ethnic-Minority group?
What is your country of birth? - Selected Choice
What is your country of birth? - Other (Please State) - Text
How long have you lived in the UK?
Do you work for - Selected Choice
Do you work for - A Non-NHS Organisation (please state) - Text
Sector you work in (please check all those that apply): - Selected Choice Healthcare
Sector you work in (please check all those that apply): - Selected Choice Mental healthcare
Sector you work in (please check all those that apply): - Selected Choice Social care
Sector you work in (please check all those that apply): - Selected Choice Forensic setting
Sector you work in (please check all those that apply): - Selected Choice Other (Please State)
Sector you work in (please check all those that apply): - Other (Please State) - Text
Profession/Title - Selected Choice
Profession/Title - Doctor (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Qualified Nurse (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Mental Healthcare Professional/Practitioner (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Allied Health Professional (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Other qualified professional working in direct patient contact (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Qualified ambulance staff (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Support to qualified groupings (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Student/Trainee (please specify) - Text
Profession/Title - Other (please state) - Text
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Adult
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Older Adult
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Child and Adolescent
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Intellectual Disability
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Inpatient
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Outpatient
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Probation Services
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Selected Choice Other (please state)
Service working in (please check all those that apply) - Other (please state) - Text
Did you work during COVID-19?
Have you had COVID-19?
Type of Employment: - Selected Choice
Type of Employment: - Other (please state) - Text
Years of Clinical work with direct patient care:
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am happy.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am preoccupied with more than one person I help.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I get satisfaction from being able to help people.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel connected to others.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I jump or am startled by unexpected sounds.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel invigorated after working with those I help.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I find it difficult to separate my personal life from my life as a helper.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am not as productive at work because I am losing sleep over traumatic experiences of a person I help.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I think that I might have been affected by the traumatic stress of those I help.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel trapped by my job as a helper.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - Because of my helping, I have felt "on edge" about various things.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I like my work as a helper.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel depressed because of the traumatic experiences of the people I help.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel as though I am experiencing the trauma of someone I have helped.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I have beliefs that sustain me.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am pleased with how I am able to keep up with helping techniques and protocols.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am the person I always wanted to be.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - My work makes me feel satisfied.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel worn out because of my work as a helper.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I have happy thoughts and feelings about those I help and how I could help them.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel overwhelmed because my workload seems endless.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I believe I can make a difference through my work.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I avoid certain activities or situations because they remind me of frightening experiences of the people I help.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am proud of what I can do to help.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - As a result of my helping, I have intrusive, frightening thoughts.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I feel "bogged down" by the system.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I have thoughts that I am a "success" as a helper.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I can't recall important parts of my work with trauma victims.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am a very caring person.
When you help people you have direct contact with their lives. As you may have found, your compassion for those you help can affect you in positive and negative ways. Below are some questions about your experiences, both positive and negative, as a helper. Consider each of the following questions about you and your current work situation. Select the number that honestly reflects how frequently you experienced these things in the last 30 days. - I am happy that I chose to do this work.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - Wanting others to be kind to oneself is a weakness.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that when I need people to be kind and understanding they won’t be.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I’m fearful of becoming dependent on the care from others because they might not always be available or willing to give it.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I often wonder whether displays of warmth and kindness from others are genuine.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - Feelings of kindness from others are somehow frightening.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - When people are kind and compassionate towards me I feel anxious or embarrassed.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - If people are friendly and kind I worry they will find out something bad about me that will change their mind.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I worry that people are only kind and compassionate if they want something from me.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - When people are kind and compassionate towards me I feel empty and sad.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - If people are kind I feel they are getting too close.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - Even though other people are kind to me, I have rarely felt warmth from my relationships with others.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I try to keep my distance from others even if I know they are kind.
Section 2 - Responding to compassion from others. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - If I think someone is being kind and caring towards me, I ‘put up a barrier’.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I feel that I don’t deserve to be kind and forgiving to myself.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - If I really think about being kind and gentle with myself it makes me sad.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - Getting on in life is about being tough rather than compassionate.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I would rather not know what being ‘kind and compassionate to myself’ feels like.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - When I try and feel kind and warm to myself I just feel kind of empty.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that if I start to feel compassion and warmth for myself, I will feel overcome with a sense of loss/grief.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that if I become kinder and less self-critical to myself then my standards will drop.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that if I am more self compassionate I will become a weak person.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I have never felt compassion for myself, so I would not know where to begin to develop these feelings.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I worry that if I start to develop compassion for myself I will become dependent on it.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that if I become too compassionate to myself I will lose my self-criticism and my flaws will show.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that if I develop compassion for myself, I will become someone I do not want to be.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that if I become too compassionate to myself others will reject me.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I find it easier to be critical towards myself rather than compassionate.
Section 3 - Expressing kindness and compassion towards yourself. Below are a series of statements that we would like you to think carefully about and then circle the number that best describes how each statement fits you. - I fear that if I am too compassionate towards myself, bad things will happen.
In your daily life, how often have any of the following things happened to you? - You are treated with less courtesy than other people.
In your daily life, how often have any of the following things happened to you? - You receive worse service than other people in restaurants or stores.
In your daily life, how often have any of the following things happened to you? - People act as though they think you are not intelligent.
In your daily life, how often have any of the following things happened to you? - People act as though they are afraid of you.
In your daily life, how often have any of the following things happened to you? - You are threatened or assaulted.
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Ancestry or national origin
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Gender
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Race
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Age
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Religion
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Height
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Weight
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Other aspect of your physical appearance
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Your sexual orientation
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Education level or income level
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice A physical disability
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Skin color
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Your tribe
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Selected Choice Other (Specify)
What do you think is the main reason for these experiences? - Other (Specify) - Text
Self-Compassion When things go wrong for us and we become distressed by setbacks, failures, disappointments or losses, we may cope with these in different ways. We are interested in the degree to which people can be compassionate with themselves. W