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“Do you Think you Can?”: Self-Care and Personal Therapy in the development of Clinical Psychologists’ Self-Efficacy
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Imagine poder aumentar a sua confiança profissional simplesmente cuidando
melhor de si mesmo. Tanto a investigação como a teoria corroboram a importância destes
dois construtos no bem-estar de terapeutas. Assim, esta investigação teve como objetivo
explorar a relação entre o autocuidado e a autoeficácia e, ainda, compreender quais as
variáveis que podem influenciar cada um deles individualmente. A amostra foi composta
por 207 psicólogos clínicos portugueses, utilizando um desenho correlacional transversal.
Os resultados mostraram que os fatores de Desenvolvimento Profissional e Estratégias
Cognitivas do autocuidado influenciaram a autoeficácia dos psicólogos. O Suporte
Profissional e o Equilíbrio de Vida apresentaram uma correlação moderada com a
autoeficácia. A experiência clínica e a terapia pessoal não apresentaram correlação
significativa com a autoeficácia, enquanto que, ser mais velho e ter formação em
psicoterapia demonstraram melhorar a autoeficácia. No que diz respeito ao autocuidado,
a terapia pessoal não apresentou diferenças significativas, e praticar apenas psicologia
clínica mostrou diminuir o autocuidado em termos de práticas profissionais. O estudo
ressalta a importância das práticas de autocuidado no aumento da autoeficácia dos
psicólogos clínicos e destaca a necessidade de mais pesquisa sobre os fatores que
influenciam o uso de estratégias cognitivas no autocuidado.
ABSTRACT: Imagine increasing your professional confidence as a therapist by simply taking better care of yourself. Both research and theory have corroborated the importance of these two constructs in therapists’ well-being. Therefore, this investigation aimed to explore the relationship between self-care and self-efficacy, as well as understand what variables can influence them individually. The sample was composed of 207 Portuguese clinical psychologists, using a cross-sectional correlational design. The results showed that the Professional Development and the Cognitive Strategies factors of self-care influenced psychologists’ self-efficacy. Professional Support and Life Balance both had a moderate correlation with self-efficacy. Clinical experience and personal therapy did not show any significant correlation with self-efficacy while being older and having training in psychotherapy was shown to improve self-efficacy. Regarding self-care, personal therapy didn’t show significant differences, while practicing only clinical psychology showed to diminish self-care in terms of professional practices. The study underscores the importance of self-care practices in enhancing the self-efficacy of clinical psychologists and highlights the need for further research into factors influencing the use of cognitive strategies in self-care.
ABSTRACT: Imagine increasing your professional confidence as a therapist by simply taking better care of yourself. Both research and theory have corroborated the importance of these two constructs in therapists’ well-being. Therefore, this investigation aimed to explore the relationship between self-care and self-efficacy, as well as understand what variables can influence them individually. The sample was composed of 207 Portuguese clinical psychologists, using a cross-sectional correlational design. The results showed that the Professional Development and the Cognitive Strategies factors of self-care influenced psychologists’ self-efficacy. Professional Support and Life Balance both had a moderate correlation with self-efficacy. Clinical experience and personal therapy did not show any significant correlation with self-efficacy while being older and having training in psychotherapy was shown to improve self-efficacy. Regarding self-care, personal therapy didn’t show significant differences, while practicing only clinical psychology showed to diminish self-care in terms of professional practices. The study underscores the importance of self-care practices in enhancing the self-efficacy of clinical psychologists and highlights the need for further research into factors influencing the use of cognitive strategies in self-care.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no Ispa – Instituto
Universitário para obtenção de grau de
Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia
Clínica
Keywords
Autoeficácia Autocuidado Terapia Pessoal Psicólogo Clínico Terapeuta Self-efficacy Self-care Personal Therapy Clinical psychologist Therapist