Examining the Effects of Clinicians’ Attitudes, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction on the Level of Burnout among Psychotherapists

OpenAlex İngilizce

In psychotherapy, the clinicians' attitude affects the treatment process of the client.However, to the best of the authors' knowledge, no study has examined the effect of attitudes toward clinician burnout.In this context, the present study aimed to examine the effect of clinicians' attitudes on burnout, with compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue as mediators.The study participants comprised 86 psychotherapists who lived and worked in Türkiye.Data were collected using the Demographic Information Form, the Burnout Scale Short Form, the Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue Scale, and the Bakırköy Clinician Attitude Scale.The data were analyzed by path analysis.The findings indicate that compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue play a significant mediating role in the relationship between mechanistic attitudes and burnout.Additionally, these factors significantly mediate the relationship between psychological inflexibility and burnout.Finally, the results revealed that psychiatrists demostrate a significantly more mechanistic attitude compared to psychological counselors.Moreover, psychotherapists who were not actively supervised demonstrated a significantly more mechanistic attitude compared to those who were actively supervised.