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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of expressing emotions and psychological counselling self-efficacy on psychological well-being of mental health workers. The participants of the study consisted of 302 mental health workers, 234 women and 68 men. Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS), Emotion Expression Scale (EES) and Psychological Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale (PCSES) are applied to participants. As a result of the research, a positive correlation was found between psychological counseling self-efficacy and emotional expression variables and psychological well-being. Psychological counseling self-efficacy and emotional expression variables were found to be significant predictors of psychological well-being in mental health workers. It was determined that expressing emotions and psychological counseling self-efficacy variables have described the %31 of total variance. The results of this study point to the importance of mental health professionals' expressing feelings and the effect of their psychological counseling self-efficacy on their psychological well-being and the necessary interventions in these areas.

Keywords

• self efficacy
• psychological well being