Description:
Burnout, defined as the sense of failure, the loss of energy in the working area, and insensitivity to the profession and to the people served, has become an important issue in the profession of psychological counseling, which, aims to make difference in the lives of others. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships among school counselors’ level of burnout, their effort in professional development and positive perception of themselves when comparing with others. 121 school counselors have participated in this study, and Professional Development Survey, Maslach Burnout Inventory and Social Comparison Scale were used. Results show that exhaustion levels have been found to be lower in those with expertise in a specific field, those who use the title of psychological counselor instead of counseling teacher and women. Moreover there has been found a correlation between scores of professional personal development and achievement dimension scores of exhaustion and between social comparison level and dimension of personal achievement. A negative correlation has been found between social comparison level and emotional exhaustion dimension of exhaustion.© 2012 IOJES. All rights reserved