The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors' Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice

Authors : Merve Demir

Pages : 143-157

Doi:10.32568/jfce.1659663

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Publication Date : 2025-07-11

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :School counselors have an ethical obligation to respect and be sensitive to students\\\' differences and cultural diversity. Advocating for more socially just and equitable practices in the education system is a requirement of counselors\\\' professional identity. In recent years, the events in Turkey\\\'s near and far neighborhood have increased its cultural diversity. Therefore, school counselors\\\' advocacy competencies and efforts for social justice in schools have become even more critical. This study examined the mediating role of school counselor self-efficacy in the relationship between intercultural sensitivity and social justice levels of school counselors. The survey was conducted with 347 school counselors, and data was collected using the Social Justice Scale, Intercultural Sensitivity Scale and The School Counselors SelfEfficacy Scale. As a result of the study, it was found that self-efficacy had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between intercultural sensitivity and social justice levels of school counselors. In line with these results, future directions for increasing the effectiveness of school counselors\\\' advocacy efforts for social justice are discussed. It was suggested to include practices that improve competencies in intercultural sensitivity in psychological counsellor training programmes, to provide supervision support to school psychological counsellors and to plan in-service training activities to increase their self-efficacy.
Keywords : Okul psikolojik danışmanı, sosyal adalet, kültürlerarası duyarlılık, okul psikolojik danışmanı öz yeterliği

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