THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND COUNSELING SELF-EFFICACY AMONG COUNSELOR TRAINEES: MEDIATING ROLES OF SELF-COMPASSION AND ANXIETY

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2024-7-09

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Ekici, Gizem

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The current correlational study aimed to examine the serial mediating roles of self- compassion and anxiety in the relationship between mindfulness and counseling self- efficacy among Turkish counselor trainees. The sample, recruiting convenience sampling, comprised 301 counselor trainees (206 females, 95 males) enrolled in the senior year of Guidance and Psychological Counseling undergraduate programs in Türkiye, conducting counseling sessions with clients as part of the Individual Counseling Practicum course. The data were collected through the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, the Self- Compassion Scale Short Form, the Anxiety subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scales, and the demographic information form. Before the primary analysis, the reliability and validity of each scale were examined and confirmed for the present study. The hypothesized model was tested using structural equation modeling. The serial multiple mediation analysis was conducted. The results revealed that while self-compassion and anxiety partially and individually mediated the relationship between mindfulness and counseling self-efficacy, their serial mediating effect was not significant. The findings were discussed relating to the prior literature. Implications of the study and recommendations for future research were presented.

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counseling self-efficacy, mindfulness, self-compassion, anxiety

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/110107

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis