Effect Metacognitive Beliefs on Perceived Stress and Resilience : Self-Efficacy as A Moderator among School Counsellors

• Main Authors: Azuwani, Mohd Yusoff, Amalia, Madihie, Ida Juliana, Hutasuhut
• Format: Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: BF Psychology; H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41141/1/Effect%20Metacognitive.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/41141/

The school counsellor’s role is seen to have been manipulated by the diversity of task demands, leading to symptoms of stress, empathic fatigue, and emotions. that cause many counselors to drop out of the counseling profession (Mullen & Crowe, 2017; Maslach, 2003; Stebnicki, 2008). However, the stress can be overcome if the counselor has a good level ofresilience (Norihan et al., 2011). Those elements are able influenced by these metacognitive beliefs and the self-efficacy of individuals. This study examines the effects of metacognitive influences on perceived stress and resilience and the effect of the person's self-efficacy as a moderator in the circle among school counsellors. A sample of 252 school counsellors participates in this study. Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Resilience Scale (RS-25), and Sources of Counselling Self-Efficacy Scale-Malaysia (SCSE-M) instruments. The data is analyzed using Structural Equational Modelling (SEM). The study's results showed that metacognitive beliefs significantly influence perceived stress and resilience and the CFA Multi-Group analysis also found that the efficacy of the person acts as a moderator of the relationship between metacognitive, perceived stress, and resilience among school counsellors.