ERIC Number: EJ1354883
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1037-2911
EISSN: EISSN-1839-2520
Examining the Relationship between Perceived Worry and Self-Efficacy in NSW Department of Education School Counsellors
Donald, Sara L.; Walter, Emma E.
Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, v32 n2 p148-158 Dec 2022
This study investigated the relationship between perceived worry and self-efficacy, with particular attention to job role in Australian school counsellors working in the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education. Ninety-eight school counsellors (N = 98, M[subscript age] = 44.97, SD[subscript age] = 10.89; 92% female) comprised the sample group, stratified across three job roles: Senior Psychologist Education, School Counsellor, and School Counselling in Training. Data collection tools were the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and the Psychologist and Counsellor Self-Efficacy Scale. Data were analysed using the Pearson product-moment correlation and a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). We found a weak negative association between perceived worry and self-efficacy of significance (p = 0.018). Findings demonstrated a significant effect (p < 0.001) of job role on the combined dependent variables although the effect was small. Examination of the between-subjects effects demonstrated that role had a significant effect for self-efficacy, but not for worry. Post-hoc analyses showed that individuals in roles of seniority reported higher self-efficacy and lower perceived worry when compared with counsellors in training. Future studies would likely benefit from a more comprehensive consideration of demographic data to ascertain other variables that may be contributing to levels of worry and self-efficacy.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Agencies, School Counselors, Role, Self Efficacy, Psychological Patterns, Work Attitudes, Anxiety, Status
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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