아동상담자의 자기돌봄이 심리적 소진에 미치는 영향에서 마음챙김과 직무열의의 순차적 이중매개효과

The Sequential Mediation Effect of Mindfulness and Work Engagement in the Relationship between Self-care and Burnout among Child Counselors

This study examined the relationship between self-care and burnout of child counselors, focusing on the sequential mediational role of mindfulness and work engagement. A survey was conducted on 229 child counselors in Seoul and the metropolitan area. In addition, Data analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0 and Process macro ver. 4.1(Model 6). The main results of this study are as follows. First of all, child counselor’ self-care was found to have a significant direct effect on burnout. After that, both child counselor’ mindfulness and work engagement had significant single mediator effect on the relationship between their self-care and burnout. Finally, the indirect path linking child counselor’ self-care and burnout through their mindfulness and work engagement was significant, and the sequential mediational model was supported. Through these results, practical measures to deal with the burnout of child counselors can be considered.