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ERIC Number: ED634742
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 236
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3794-4542-3
ISSN: N/A
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The Contribution of Mindfulness Experience and Psychological Flexibility on Burnout among Counselor Educators
Pfeiffer, Samantha
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Akron
The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of mindfulness experience and psychological flexibility on burnout among counselor educators from CACREP-accredited institutions. Data were collected from May through August of 2022. One-hundred and forty-four counselor educators from four regions across the United States completed a web-based survey including three instruments: the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire--II (AAQ-II), the Maslach Burnout Inventory--Educators Survey (MBI-ES), and a demographic questionnaire. Canonical correlation was used to investigate the research hypotheses. Results showed that mindfulness experience and psychological flexibility were statistically significantly related to degree of burnout among counselor educators. Specifically, higher levels of Observing, Describing, Acting with Awareness, Nonjudging of Inner Experience, Nonreactivity to Inner Experience, and Psychological Flexibility were associated with lower Emotional Exhaustion, lower Depersonalization, and higher Personal Accomplishment. However, contrary to expectations, the univariate regression analysis showed that only Psychological Flexibility and Acting with Awareness (the only mindfulness experience factor) were statistically significantly related to the three areas of burnout (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment). Results suggested that mindfulness experience and psychological flexibility can be important psychological resources to understanding and mitigating burnout among counselor educators. Limitations and recommendations for future research on mindfulness experience, psychological flexibility, and burnout among counselor educators were discussed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Maslach Burnout Inventory
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