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Objectives This study sought to verify the mediating effects of self-compassion and compassion fatigue in the relationship between job stress and burnout of professional school counselors. Methods The data was collected through online survey with 280 professional school counselors who work at elementary school, middle school, high school, and Wee center. Descriptive statistics analysis, correlation analysis, and mediating effect analysis were performed with SPSS 28.0.1.1. and PROCESS macro 4.0.. Also, bootstrapping was conducted to verify the significance of indirect effect. Results The results of this study are as follows. Firstly, there were all significant correlations among four variables, job stress, self-compassion, compassion fatigue, and burnout. Secondly, self-compassion and compassion fatigue were found to have a mediating effect each between job stress and burnout. Thirdly, it was shown that there was a serial dual mediating effect of self-compassion and compassion fatigue between job stress and burnout. Conclusions Through this study, we understood the process by which professional school counselors experiencing job stress reach burnout, and revealed internal factors such as self-compassion and compassion fatigue that mediate this. In addition, this study provided direction and basic data for education and counseling programs for professional school counselors experiencing burnout.
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