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Abstract
Self-compassion is an important protective factor for managing and regulating complex emotions. This article reports on a study exploring the mediating effect of self-compassion on the relationship between impostor phenomenon (IP) and counseling self-efficacy (CSE) among 281 counselors-in-training (CITs). The most striking finding is that 65.1% of the counseling students reported frequent-to-intense IP. Furthermore, higher IP correlated with higher mental distress and lower CSE. Consistent with social learning theory, self-compassion and the ability to self-regulate physiological and affective states fully mediated the negative effect of IP on CSE, accounting for 60.9% of the variance. Implications address the alarming prevalence and severity of IP among CITs and the powerful role that self-compassion may play in the professional development of CITs.
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Journal of Counseling & Development publishes practice, theory, and research articles across 18 different specialty areas and work settings. Sections include research, assessment and diagnosis, theory and practice, and trends.
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