Authenticity, Self-compassion and Well-being in Psychological Counselors: The Mediating Role of Body Responsiveness and Emotion Dysregulation

Abstract

This study aims to examine the mediating role of body responsiveness and emotion dysregulation in the relationship between authenticity, self-compassion, and well-being among psychological counselors. A total of 174 psychological counselors, 137 women and 37 men, took part as the sample. The results showed that authenticity exhibited significantly indirect relationships with well-being ((3=.21, p<.01, 95% BC, CI [.15, .28]), and both body responsiveness ((3=.05, p<.01) and emotion dysregulation ((3=.16, p<.01) partially mediating this relationship at a significant level. In addition, self-compassion exhibited significantly indirect relationship with well-being ((3=.44, p<.01, 95% BC, CI [.32, .54]), and both body responsiveness ((3=.03, p<.05) and emotion dysregulation ((3=.41, p<.01) also serving as partial mediators. The proposed path model of the study explains 19% of the variance in body responsiveness, 74% of emotion dysregulation, and 27% of well-being among psychological counselors. The findings were discussed in light of the related literature and various suggestions were provided.