Exploring the Connection between Distress Tolerance and Mental Well-Being among Psychological Counsellors: The Multiple Mediation of Compassion Fatigue and Hopelessness

Sinan Okur

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Exploring the Connection between Distress Tolerance and Mental Well-Being among Psychological Counsellors: The Multiple Mediation of Compassion Fatigue and Hopelessness

Yazarlar:

Sinan Okur

Yayıncı:

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar:

Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık (Diğer)

Dergi:

Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.797-821

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001354298

pISSN:

2148-2314

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Özet:

 Mental health practitioners, including psychological counsellors, may also experience difficulties at times. Particularly following traumatic experiences such as earthquakes, which affect almost the entire population, psychological counsellors providing support services may be significantly impacted by the intense emotional burden experienced by their clients. Although indirectly, exposure to traumatic events can lead to a decline in the mental well-being of those delivering mental health services. In this context, identifying the determinants of psychological counsellors mental well-being is important for ensuring their professional sustainability and minimizing potential risk factors. The aim of this study is to examine the multiple mediating roles of compassion fatigue and hopelessness in the relationship between distress tolerance and mental well-being among psychological counsellors who provided support services to individuals directly or indirectly affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş. In line with this objective, a total of 337 psychological counsellors participated in the study, including 203 female 60.2 and 134 male 39.8. The participants average age was calculated as 34.42. The study group was administered the Distress Tolerance Scale, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, the Compassion Fatigue Scale for Psychological Counsellors, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale, respectively. Based on the data obtained from the participants, preliminary analyses were first conducted, followed by testing the proposed model through structural equation modeling. The analysis revealed that compassion fatigue and hopelessness fully mediated the relationship between distress tolerance and mental well-being. This finding indicates that psychological counsellors who have difficulty tolerating distress experience higher levels of compassion fatigue and hopelessness, which in turn negatively affect their mental well-being. The results offer important insights into the mental health of mental health practitioners.

 Mental health practitioners, including psychological counsellors, may also experience difficulties at times. Particularly following traumatic experiences such as earthquakes, which affect almost the entire population, psychological counsellors providing support services may be significantly impacted by the intense emotional burden experienced by their clients. Although indirectly, exposure to traumatic events can lead to a decline in the mental well-being of those delivering mental health services. In this context, identifying the determinants of psychological counsellors mental well-being is important for ensuring their professional sustainability and minimizing potential risk factors. The aim of this study is to examine the multiple mediating roles of compassion fatigue and hopelessness in the relationship between distress tolerance and mental well-being among psychological counsellors who provided support services to individuals directly or indirectly affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş. In line with this objective, a total of 337 psychological counsellors participated in the study, including 203 female 60.2 and 134 male 39.8. The participants average age was calculated as 34.42. The study group was administered the Distress Tolerance Scale, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, the Compassion Fatigue Scale for Psychological Counsellors, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale, respectively. Based on the data obtained from the participants, preliminary analyses were first conducted, followed by testing the proposed model through structural equation modeling. The analysis revealed that compassion fatigue and hopelessness fully mediated the relationship between distress tolerance and mental well-being. This finding indicates that psychological counsellors who have difficulty tolerating distress experience higher levels of compassion fatigue and hopelessness, which in turn negatively affect their mental well-being. The results offer important insights into the mental health of mental health practitioners.

 Mental health practitioners, including psychological counsellors, may also experience difficulties at times. Particularly following traumatic experiences such as earthquakes, which affect almost the entire population, psychological counsellors providing support services may be significantly impacted by the intense emotional burden experienced by their clients. Although indirectly, exposure to traumatic events can lead to a decline in the mental well-being of those delivering mental health services. In this context, identifying the determinants of psychological counsellors mental well-being is important for ensuring their professional sustainability and minimizing potential risk factors. The aim of this study is to examine the multiple mediating roles of compassion fatigue and hopelessness in the relationship between distress tolerance and mental well-being among psychological counsellors who provided support services to individuals directly or indirectly affected by the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş. In line with this objective, a total of 337 psychological counsellors participated in the study, including 203 female 60.2 and 134 male 39.8. The participants average age was calculated as 34.42. The study group was administered the Distress Tolerance Scale, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, the Compassion Fatigue Scale for Psychological Counsellors, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale, respectively. Based on the data obtained from the participants, preliminary analyses were first conducted, followed by testing the proposed model through structural equation modeling. The analysis revealed that compassion fatigue and hopelessness fully mediated the relationship between distress tolerance and mental well-being. This finding indicates that psychological counsellors who have difficulty tolerating distress experience higher levels of compassion fatigue and hopelessness, which in turn negatively affect their mental well-being. The results offer important insights into the mental health of mental health practitioners.

 Ruh sağlığı hizmeti sunan psikolojik danışmanlar da bazı zamanlarda zorluk yaşayabilmektedir. Özellikle toplumun neredeyse tamamını etkileyen deprem gibi travmatik yaşantılar sonrasında yardım hizmeti veren psikolojik danışmanlar, danışanlarının yaşadığı yoğun duygusal yüke maruz kalarak bu süreçten ciddi düzeyde etkilenebilmektedir. Travmatik olaylara dolaylı şekilde olsa da maruz kalınması, ruh sağlığı hizmeti veren kişilerin de mental iyi oluşunun azalmasına yol açabilmektedir. Bu bağlamda, psikolojik danışmanların mental iyi oluşunun belirleyicilerinin ortaya konması, mesleki devamlılıklarının sağlanması ve yaşanabilecek risk faktörlerinin minimize edilmesi açısından önemlidir. Bu araştırmada, Kahramanmaraş merkezli depremler sonrasında depremden doğrudan ya da dolaylı olarak etkilenen bireylere yardım hizmeti sunan psikolojik danışmanların sıkıntıyı tolere etme ile mental iyi oluşu arasındaki ilişkide şefkat yorgunluğunun ve umutsuzluğunun çoklu aracı rolünün incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda 203ü kadın 60.2 ve 134ü erkek 39.8 olmak üzere toplam 337 psikolojik danışmana ulaşılmıştır. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 34.42 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Çalışma grubuna sırasıyla Sıkıntıyı Tolere Etme Ölçeği, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental İyi Oluş Ölçeği, Psikolojik Danışmanlarda Şefkat Yorgunluğu Ölçeği ve Umutsuzluk Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Katılımcılardan alınan veriler kullanılarak ilk olarak ön analizler gerçekleştirilmiş ve daha sonra yapısal eşitlik modellemesi ile kurulan model test edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, sıkıntıyı tolere etme ile mental iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide şefkat yorgunluğu ve umutsuzluğun tam aracı rol oynadığı belirlenmiştir. Bu bulgu, sıkıntıyı tolere edemeyen psikolojik danışmanların daha yüksek düzeyde şefkat yorgunluğu ve umutsuzluk yaşadığını ve bunun da mental iyi oluş düzeyine olumsuz şekilde yansıdığını göstermektedir. Elde edilen sonuç, ruh sağlığı uygulayıcılarının mental sağlığına ilişkin önemli çıkarımlar sunmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Exploring the Connection between Distress Tolerance and Mental Well-Being among Psychological Counsellors: The Multiple Mediation of Compassion Fatigue and Hopelessness

Yazarlar:

Sinan Okur

Yayıncı:

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar:

Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık (Diğer)

Dergi:

Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.797-821

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001354298

pISSN:

2148-2314

Distress Tolerance

Compassion Fatigue

Hopelessness

Mental Well-Being

Psychological CounsellorsSıkıntıyı Tolere Etme

Şefkat Yorgunluğu

Umutsuzluk

Mental İyi Oluş

Psikolojik Danışman

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Sinan Okur

Yayıncı: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar: Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık (Diğer)

Dergi: Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.797-821

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001354298

pISSN: 2148-2314

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sinan Okur

Yayıncı:

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Ana Başlıklar:

Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık (Diğer)

Dergi:

Uluslararası Türk Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.797-821

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001354298

pISSN:

2148-2314