Relationships Between Role Stress, Professional Identity, and Burnout Among Contemporary School Counselors

• In Event: School Counseling and Counselor Education Research

Abstract

Stress is an integral part of school counselors’ contemporary role. The current study focuses on the relationships between role stress, professional identity and burnout in a sample of Israeli school counselors (N = 205, 96% female, mean age = 43.03). Results indicated that school counselors perceived non-counseling role stressors as more stressful than counseling role stressors. Furthermore, non-counseling role stressors contributed to burnout more than counseling role stressors. Additionally, a negative correlation was found between professional identity and burnout. Professional identity also moderated the relationship between role stress and burnout. Findings highlight the negative impact of non-counseling stressors on burnout and the importance of professional identity as a protective factor against burnout among school counselors.

Authors

• Alla Hemi, Bar-Ilan University

• Rotem Maor, David Yellin College of Education