Mediating effect of professional self-doubt on relationship between compassion fatigue and depression among psychological counselors

Abstract

Abstract: Objective To understand the status quo of compassion fatigue,professional self-doubt and depression among psychological counselors,analyze their relationships,and verify the mediating role of professional self-doubt in association between compassion fatigue and depression. Methods From December 2021 to February 2022,a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 400 psychological consultants by on-line way to perform the questionnaire survey by the professional quality of life scale（ProQOL）,professional self-doubt（PSD） and center for epidemiological studies depression scale（CES-D）,and the data were analyzed. Results The scores of two dimensions of compassion fatigue were （38.06±5.87）points for compassion satisfaction and （21.92±4.69）points for job burnout. The professional self-doubt score was （1.33±0.71）points,and the depression score was 4.00（2.00,8.00）points. The compassion satisfaction was negatively correlated with professional self-doubt and depression （r=-0.439,-0.456,both P<0.01）. The job burnout was positively correlated with professional self-doubt and depression（r=0.669,0.459,both P<0.01）. The professional self-doubt was positively correlated with depression（r=0.499,P<0.1）. The professional self-doubt played a mediating role between compassion fatigue and depression of psychological counselors（β=0.25,P<0.01）,and the mediating effect value was 0.25,accounting for 48.1% of the total effect. Conclusions The compassion fatigue is an important influencing factor of psychological counselors' depression,and professional self-doubt plays a mediating role between them. The interventions which aim at reducing the professional self-doubt of psychological counselors will help decrease the risk of their depression.

Key words: Psychological counselors, Compassion fatigue, Professional self-doubt, Depression

CLC Number:

R395.6

YANG Xiangzhen, GUO Fei, CHEN Zhiyan. Mediating effect of professional self-doubt on relationship between compassion fatigue and depression among psychological counselors. [J]OCCUPATION AND HEALTH, 2023, 39(16): 2240-2244.

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