Abstract
Little is known about the level of burnout in counseling trainees and factors that may mediate burnout such as nationality and social support. To further our understanding, trainee counselors enrolled in a postgraduate counseling program taught in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong completed demographic and social support measures (Miller Social Intimacy Scale and the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale) and the three subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment). Overall, while burnout scores were within the normal range, Hong Kong trainees reported higher scores than Australian and Singaporean trainees. Regression analyses revealed that loneliness and younger age were significant but weak predictors of emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment while loneliness was a significant but weak predictor of depersonalization. Based on the findings, the need for supportive strategies to reduce loneliness, such as trainee peer support groups, was discussed.
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