Investigation of Professional Burnout of Psychological Counselors with Respect to Occupational Development and Social Comparison*

dc.creator	Taşkın Tanrikulu
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:17Z
dc.identifier	1309-2707
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f03b4fc6e44d466f84e801b68b93e0b2
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11893
dc.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
dc.language	Turkish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IOJES
dc.relation	http://www.iojes.net//userfiles/Article/IOJES_732.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1309-2707
dc.source	International Online Journal of Educational Sciences , Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 632-643 (2012)
dc.subject	Burnout
dc.subject	professional development
dc.subject	social comparison
dc.subject	psychological counseling
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Investigation of Professional Burnout of Psychological Counselors with Respect to Occupational Development and Social Comparison*
dc.type	article