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Academic Entitlement and Counselor Professional Identity as Predictors of Counselor Trainees' Self-Efficacy

Ray, Aaron C.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2583-2116
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1665654023550747

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2022, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counselor Education and Supervision.
The relationship that academic entitlement and professional identity have with self- efficacy has been studied in previous research, but how these constructs are associated within the counseling literature is lacking. The present study investigated whether academic entitlement (as measured by two subscales of the Academic Entitlement Scale) and/or professional identity (as measured by three subscales of the Professional Identity Scale in Counseling – Short Form) are predictors of counseling self-efficacy (as measured by the Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale) among a sample population (N = 97) of counselor trainees from across the United States. Results of a hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that two traits of professional identity, Professional Knowledge and Attitude toward Profession, were significant positive predictors of counseling self-efficacy. These results indicated that when counselor trainees are knowledgeable about and/or possess a positive perspective regarding the counseling profession, it is associated with stronger beliefs in the ability to effectively counsel a client. However, the traits of academic entitlement examined in the present study were not significant predictors of counseling self-efficacy. Implications for self-efficacy theory, counselor trainees, counseling practice, counselor educators and supervisors, and future research were discussed.
Robert Schwartz (Committee Chair)
Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich (Committee Member)
Seungbum Lee (Committee Member)
David Tefteller (Committee Member)
Yue Dang (Committee Member)
161 p.
Counseling Education
counseling self-efficacy; academic entitlement; counselor professional identity; counselor trainee; counselor education; practicum; internship; counseling

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  • Ray, A. C. (2022). Academic Entitlement and Counselor Professional Identity as Predictors of Counselor Trainees' Self-Efficacy [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1665654023550747

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ray, Aaron. Academic Entitlement and Counselor Professional Identity as Predictors of Counselor Trainees' Self-Efficacy . 2022. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1665654023550747.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ray, Aaron. "Academic Entitlement and Counselor Professional Identity as Predictors of Counselor Trainees' Self-Efficacy ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1665654023550747

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