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Exhausted through client interaction—Detached concern profiles as an emotional resource over time?

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  • Bettina Lampert
  • Christine Unterrainer
  • Christian Thomas Seubert

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Objective: To identify long-term profiles of Detached Concern (DC), based on its core dimensions detachment (D) and empathic concern (C), and to determine their association with burnout among human service professionals. Method: Self-reported data from healthcare, teaching and social professionals (N = 108) were collected in 3-waves over an 8-month period. Latent profile analysis and analysis of covariance for repeated measures were applied. Results: Five relatively stable longitudinal DC profiles emerged: (1) ‘detached’ (high D—low C; 33%); (2) ‘empathic’ (high C—moderate D; 31%); (3) ‘balanced’ (high D—high C; 21%); (4) ‘boundless’ (high C—low D, curvilinear trend; 8%); (5) ‘moderately uninvolved’ (low C—moderate D, increasing; 7%). Findings revealed profile differences based on gender (p

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  • Bettina Lampert & Christine Unterrainer & Christian Thomas Seubert, 2019. "Exhausted through client interaction—Detached concern profiles as an emotional resource over time?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(5), pages 1-20, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0216031
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216031
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