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Stress & Burnout Tests Online Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)

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The test presented here is the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL), developed by B. Hudnall Stamm as a measure of the positive and negative effects of working in helping professions. It is a 30-item questionnaire split into three independent subscales of 10 items each: compassion satisfaction (the pleasure you derive from being able to do your work well), burnout (feelings of hopelessness and difficulty in doing your job effectively), and secondary traumatic stress (work-related, secondary exposure to extremely stressful or traumatic events). The three subscales are scored separately and are not combined into a single composite score.

The test is self-administered and takes about 5-10 minutes. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale from "Never" to "Very often," based on how frequently you experienced each item in the last 30 days. The wording refers generally to "the people I help," which can be understood as your patients, clients, students, or anyone else you support in your professional role. The result is not a medical diagnosis and does not replace a consultation with a professional.

Stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression are often intertwined in practice and can reinforce one another. If you're more concerned with tension, excessive reactivity, or difficulty relaxing, our stress test may help. If you're more concerned with anxiety, tension, or worry, our anxiety test may help. If sadness, loss of interest, or low energy concern you more, our depression test may help. If you're struggling with sleep, try our sleep tests.

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Instructions:

For each of the following, indicate how frequently you experienced these characteristics in the last 30 days.

1. I am happy.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

2. I am preoccupied with more than one person I help.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

3. I get satisfaction from being able to help people.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

4. I feel connected to others.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

5. I jump or am startled by unexpected sounds.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

6. I feel invigorated after working with those I help.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

7. I find it difficult to separate my personal life from my life as a helper.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

8. I am not as productive at work because I am losing sleep over traumatic experiences of a person I help.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

9. I think that I might have been affected by the traumatic stress of those I help.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

10. I feel trapped by my job as a helper.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

11. Because of my helping, I have felt "on edge" about various things.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

12. I like my work as a helper.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

13. I feel depressed because of the traumatic experiences of the people I help.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

14. I feel as though I am experiencing the trauma of someone I have helped.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

15. I have beliefs that sustain me.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

16. I am pleased with how I am able to keep up with helping techniques and protocols.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

17. I am the person I always wanted to be.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

18. My work makes me feel satisfied.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

19. I feel worn out because of my work as a helper.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

20. I have happy thoughts and feelings about those I help and how I could help them.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

21. I feel overwhelmed because my case load seems endless.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

22. I believe I can make a difference through my work.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

23. I avoid certain activities or situations because they remind me of frightening experiences of the people I help.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

24. I am proud of what I can do to help.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

25. As a result of my helping, I have intrusive, frightening thoughts.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

26. I feel "bogged down" by the system.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

27. I have thoughts that I am a "success" as a helper.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

28. I can't recall important parts of my work with trauma victims.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

29. I am a very caring person.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often

30. I am happy that I chose to do this work.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Very often