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Mindfulness and Counseling Self‐Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Attention and Empathy

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined the predictive relationship between mindfulness and counseling self‐efficacy and the potential mediating effects of attention and empathy. Master's‐level counseling interns and doctoral counseling students (N= 179) were surveyed to determine levels of mindfulness, attention, empathy, and counseling self‐efficacy. Pearson product‐moment correlation coefficients revealed significant pairwise relationships between the 4 variables of interest. A multiple‐mediator path analysis supported the hypotheses that mindfulness is a significant predictor of counseling self‐efficacy and that attention is a mediator of that relationship. Results suggest that mindfulness may be an important variable in the development of key counselor preparation outcomes.

Source: Counselor Education and Supervision

DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2009.tb00083.x

Authors: Paige Bentley Greason, Craig S. Cashwell

Institutions: University of North Carolina School of the Arts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Language: English

Topic: Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1979109622