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Professional Quality of Life and Self-Compassion Among Dental Hygienists

Victoria Tumidajski, Linda D. Boyd, Jaymi-Lyn Adams and Jared Vineyard
American Dental Hygienists' Association February 2026, 100 (1) 25-37;
Victoria Tumidajski
Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
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Linda D. Boyd
Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
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Jaymi-Lyn Adams
Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
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Jared Vineyard
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, ID, USA
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    Multiple Regression Models Predicting Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue

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