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Profiles of counselors and counselor candidates in Türkiye: social issues advocacy, resilience, empathy, self-efficacy, and burnout

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Promoting social issues advocacy among counselors and counselor candidates is critical to providing support to disadvantaged individuals and institutions. The present study utilized latent profile analysis to explore the patterns of social issues advocacy, resilience, empathy, self-efficacy and burnout among counselors and counselor candidates. METHODS: = 22.79, SD = 3.77, range = 18-41). RESULTS: The results indicated a three-profile solution: unconcerned advocates (9.8%), resilient advocates (50.3%), and fragile advocates (39.9%). The findings are discussed and recommendations are provided. CONCLUSIONS: The implications have been discussed.

Source: BMC Psychology

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-026-04723-y

Authors: Abdullah Mücahit Aslan, Fedai Kabadayi

Institutions: Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University

Language: English

Topic: Stress and Burnout Research

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,990