Table 2

Spearman Correlation Coefficients for the Association Between Countertransference and Vicarious Trauma Scores

ClosenessDistanceIndifference
Total TABS Score−.06.11.28*
Self-safety−.03.23.25
Other-safety−.11.22.43*
Self-trust.24−.02.07
Other-trust−.17.02.04
Self-esteem.01−.05.09
Other-esteem−.19.08.16
Self-intimacy.09.12.21
Other-intimacy.10−.10.16
Self-control−.03.07.25
Other-control−.08.05.18

  • n = 56 participants.

  • Countertransference was evaluated with the Assessment of Countertransference Scale (ACS); vicarious trauma was evaluated with the Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale (TABS). The strength of correlation is classified as follows: .0–.19 = very weak; .20–39 = weak; .40–.59 = moderate; .60–.79 = strong; .8–1.0 = very strong.

  • ↵* P < .01.