Mindfulness and Counseling Self‐Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Attention and Empathy
Paige Bentley Greason, Craig S. Cashwell
Counselor Education and Supervision September 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2009.tb00083.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational survey with path analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 179 |
| Population | Master's-level counseling interns and doctoral counseling students |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 272 |
| Key findings | Mindfulness significantly predicted counseling self-efficacy, and attention mediated this relationship, while empathy was examined as a potential mediator. All four variables (mindfulness, attention, empathy, counseling self-efficacy) showed significant pairwise correlations. The authors suggest mindfulness may be an important variable in counselor preparation outcomes. |
Abstract
This study examined the predictive relationship between mindfulness and counseling self‐efficacy and the potential mediating effects of attention and empathy. Master's‐level counseling interns and doctoral counseling students (N= 179) were surveyed to determine levels of mindfulness, attention, empathy, and counseling self‐efficacy. Pearson product‐moment correlation coefficients revealed significant pairwise relationships between the 4 variables of interest. A multiple‐mediator path analysis supported the hypotheses that mindfulness is a significant predictor of counseling self‐efficacy and that attention is a mediator of that relationship. Results suggest that mindfulness may be an important variable in the development of key counselor preparation outcomes.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Experienced meditators and nonmeditating comparison groups | 2008 | Cross-sectional study | |
| Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling Adult participants | 2007 | Observational cross-sectional | n = 27 |
| Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: Development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). School-aged children and adolescents | 2011 | Cross-sectional validation study | n = 1,413 |
| Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators Experienced meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | n = 152 |
| Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress Undergraduates | 2008 | Cross-sectional, correlational |
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Cites 37
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- Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Assessment January 27, 2006
- Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2004
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