Anxiety and counseling self-efficacy among counseling students: the moderating role of mindfulness and alexithymia
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Karen E. Hall (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Craig Cashwell
Abstract: This study explored the relationship between anxiety and counseling self-efficacy and the moderating effects of mindfulness and alexithymia. One hundred and fifty two pre-internship counseling trainees from CACREP programs across the country were surveyed to determine their levels of anxiety, mindfulness, alexithymia and counseling self-efficacy using the Trimodal Anxiety Questionnaire, the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Counselor Activity Self-Efficacy Scales. Pearson Product Moment Coefficients revealed significant pairwise relationships among the variables of interest in the expected directions. In a linear regression, somatic and behavioral anxiety (but not cognitive anxiety) emerged as significant predictors of counseling self-efficacy. In a Stepwise regression, the observe, describe, and nonreact facets of mindfulness also emerged as significant predictors of counseling self-efficacy, although the nonjudge and acting with awareness facets did not. The hypotheses that mindfulness and alexithymia served to moderate the relationship between anxiety and counseling self-efficacy were not supported, but instead mindfulness, and to a lesser extent alexithymia may be more direct predictors of counseling self-efficacy. The results suggest that mindfulness and emotional skills training may be important variables to consider in supporting counselor trainee's self-efficacy. The findings have implications for counselor education and supervision and provide direction for future research in counselor development.
Anxiety and counseling self-efficacy among counseling students: the moderating role of mindfulness and alexithymia
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Alexithymia, Anxiety, Counseling, Counseling self-efficacy, Counselor Education, Mindfulness
- Subjects
- Counselors $x Training of.
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
- Anxiety.
- Alexithymia.
- Self-efficacy.
- Counseling.