Mindfulness, Psychological Flexibility, and Counseling Self-Efficacy

Hindering Self-Focused Attention as a Mediator

Bibliographic Data

ID8914702
AuthorsMeifen Wei (0000-0001-6960-9824, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA, corresponding author), Pei‐Chun Tsai (0000-0002-0415-3501, Iowa State University), Pei-Chun Tsai (Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA), Daniel G Lannin (0000-0001-8203-8253, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA), Yi Du (0000-0003-0920-3819, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA), Jeritt R Tucker (0000-0002-2857-8758, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA)
Year2014
Volume43
Issue1
Pages39-63
Publication date2014-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000014560173
OpenAlexW2145030433
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited42

The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanism by which counselor trainees’ mindfulness and psychological flexibility are positively associated with counseling self-efficacy. First, it was hypothesized that having fewer experiences of hindering self-focused attention (i.e., counselor trainees’ awareness of their own anxiety and distracting thoughts in sessions) would mediate the association between mindfulness and counseling self-efficacy. Second, it was hypothesized that having fewer experiences of hindering self-focused attention would mediate the association between psychological flexibility and counseling self-efficacy. Participants included 154 graduate counselor trainees. Results supported our hypotheses that counselor trainees with greater mindfulness reported having fewer experiences of hindering self-focused attention, which in turn was positively associated with counseling self-efficacy. Similarly, those with greater psychological flexibility also reported having fewer experiences of hindering self-focused attention, which in turn was positively associated with counseling self-efficacy. These findings were significant after controlling for age and number of practicum courses

Anxiety · Association (psychology · Flexibility (engineering · Graduate students · Mindfulness · Practicum · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Self-efficacy · Clinical Psychology · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology

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