The Relationship Between Impact of Trauma and Level of Compassion Fatigue among Medical Students

Author(s)	Ms. Divya B, Mr. Manoj R, Ms. Jayashree S
Country	India
Abstract	This study aims to explore the relationship between traumatic events and compassion fatigue among medical students, who are commonly exposed to stressful clinical environments and academically challenging conditions. This quantitative study utilized a cross-sectional research design and gathered data from the selected sample of 200 medical students aged between 18 and 26 years using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Compassion Fatigue Inventory (CFI). Results showed moderate levels of baseline trauma (M = 45.87, SD = 7.876) and compassion fatigue (M = 42.15, SD = 5.814). Results also showed a negligible negative correlation between trauma and compassion fatigue using the Pearson correlation coefficient (r = -0.018, p = 0.805). As the results did not show the expected relationship between the two variables, the null hypothesis was accepted. This implies that trauma and compassion fatigue are two separate psychological conditions among medical students. As such, support systems must be implemented separately to address the two non-overlapping psychological conditions.
Keywords	Traumatic events, Compassion Fatigue, Medical students.
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On	2026-04-12
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.74066

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