A comparative study of the 30-item ProQOL 5, 12-item brief ProQOL-12, and 9-item short ProQOL scales in Slovak helping professionals.

ABSTRACT: The Professional Quality of Life scale (ProQOL) is the most widely used tool to assess compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction in people working in helping professions (e.g., health care professionals, teachers, police officers). However, psychometric concerns have been raised, which have led to the development of two revised, shortened versions: the Brief ProQOL-12 and the 9-item Short ProQOL. However, the psychometric qualities of these shortened versions still need to be demonstrated. This study compared the validity and reliability of the original and two shortened ProQOL versions. The cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 639 helping professionals from Slovakia. We first evaluated model fit and reliability in terms of internal consistency. Convergent validity was e

SUBMITTER: Deriglazov D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12780163 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature