169 The Professional Counselor | Volume 13, Issue 3 Table 3 Results of a Path Analysis: Retained Model Endogenous Variables Exploratory Variables Estimate Standardized Estimate p SMC Deterioration in Personal Life Negative Work Environment 0.311 0.049 0.000 0.110 Exhaustion Negative Work Environment 0.255 0.042 0.000 0.398 Deterioration in Personal Life 0.491 0.046 0.000 Incompetence Deterioration in Personal Life 0.176 0.043 0.000 0.146 Exhaustion 0.136 0.044 0.002 Devaluing Client Exhaustion 0.082 0.031 0.008 0.193 Incompetence 0.273 0.033 0.000 Note. SMC = squared multiple correlation. In the retained model (Figure 2), the indirect effect involving all three mediators, Deterioration in Personal Life, Exhaustion, and Incompetence, were found to be significant in a serial chain. The total effect of Negative Work Environment on Devaluing Clients was significant (standardized estimate = .269, p = .000), but the direct effect of Negative Work Environment on Devaluing Clients was not significant (standardized estimate = .062, p = .402). The ratio of the total indirect effect to the total direct effect was .273, and the proportion of the total effect mediated was .125. Among the indirect effects involving one or two of the three mediators, only the paths through Deterioration in Personal Life and Incompetence and the path through Exhaustion and Incompetence were found to be significant (p < .05). Figure 2 Retained Model of Counselor Burnout Process Note. NW = Negative Work Environment, DP = Deterioration in Personal Life, EX = Exhaustion, IC = Incompetence, DC = Devaluing Client.
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