Shattered social identity and moral injuries: Work-related conditions in health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Special Issue: COVID-19: Insights on the Pandemic's Traumatic Effects and Global Implications - Journal ArticleThe present article assesses the effects of shattered social identity and moral injuries experienced by health care professionals (HCPs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Professional expertise and emotional-cognitive demands as key aspects of HCPs' social identity are introduced, and the effects of moral injuries-in terms of violation of medical-ethical and social-ethical norms-on the mental health of HCPs are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
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- Volume: 12
- Issue: S1
- Pages: S156-S158
- Date: 2020
- Series title:
- DOI: 10.1037/tra0000715
- ISSN: 1942-9681 978-1-4338-9385-8