Mindfulness and Counseling Self‐Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Attention and Empathy |
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| Authors: | Paige Bentley Greason Craig S Cashwell |
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| Institution: | 1. Counseling and Disability Services, The University of North Carolina School of Arts;2. Department of Counseling and Educational Development, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
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| 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. |
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