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Spirituality and meaning in life may serve as protective resources, particularly in southeastern T\u00fcrkiye, where cultural values shape coping processes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 252 nurses from a training and research hospital. Data were collected using the Compassion Fatigue Short Scale, Meaning in Life Scale, and Employee Spirituality Scale.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Spirituality was positively associated with meaning in life (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">B<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.15,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001), while meaning in life was negatively associated with compassion fatigue (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">B<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.60,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .05). The direct effect of spirituality on compassion fatigue was not significant; however, a significant indirect effect via meaning in life (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">B<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.096, 95% CI [\u22120.176, \u22120.030]) indicated mediation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Meaning in life may mediate the relationship between spirituality and compassion fatigue. Supporting nurses\u2019 existential and spiritual resources may enhance resilience, especially in culturally sensitive contexts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/10436596261491343","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,21]],"date-time":"2026-10-21T05:37:36Z","timestamp":1792561056000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Mediating Role of Meaning in Life in the Relationship Between Spirituality and Compassion Fatigue among Nurses"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7103-867X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00d6mer","family":"Tanr\u0131verdi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Mardin Artuklu University, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1345-5261","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ufuk","family":"Do\u011fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"F\u0131rat University, Elaz\u0131\u011f, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Adams R. 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