Research Article

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

Volume: 10 Number: 1 July 11, 2025
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The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors' Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice

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.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

School Counseling

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 7, 2025

Publication Date

July 11, 2025

Submission Date

March 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 7, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Demir, M. (2025). The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice. Journal of Family Counseling and Education, 10(1), 143-157. https://doi.org/10.32568/jfce.1659663
AMA
1.Demir M. The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice. JFCE. 2025;10(1):143-157. doi:10.32568/jfce.1659663
Chicago
Demir, Merve. 2025. “The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice”. Journal of Family Counseling and Education 10 (1): 143-57. https://doi.org/10.32568/jfce.1659663.
EndNote
Demir M (July 1, 2025) The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice. Journal of Family Counseling and Education 10 1 143–157.
IEEE
[1]M. Demir, “The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice”, JFCE, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 143–157, July 2025, doi: 10.32568/jfce.1659663.
ISNAD
Demir, Merve. “The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice”. Journal of Family Counseling and Education 10/1 (July 1, 2025): 143-157. https://doi.org/10.32568/jfce.1659663.
JAMA
1.Demir M. The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice. JFCE. 2025;10:143–157.
MLA
Demir, Merve. “The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice”. Journal of Family Counseling and Education, vol. 10, no. 1, July 2025, pp. 143-57, doi:10.32568/jfce.1659663.
Vancouver
1.Merve Demir. The Mediator Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between School Counselors’ Levels of Intercultural Sensitivity and Social Justice. JFCE. 2025 Jul. 1;10(1):143-57. doi:10.32568/jfce.1659663