Relationship Between Spirituality, Religiosity and Counseling Self- Efficacy among Secondary School Counselors

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between spirituality, religiosity and self-efficacy and to identify whether the difference in counselors as registered and non-registered has any differences in counselor’s self-efficacy.The research is conducted using the descriptive and correlation method. A total of three instruments were used to measure spirituality, religiosity and counseling self-efficacy respectively. The data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation and Independent Sample T-Test using SPSS version 25.

Two hundred and ninety-five respondents from secondary schools in Klang Valley Area has participated in this study through simple random cluster sampling method. Researcher chooses clusters between the districts in Klang Valley Area. There are a total of nine districts and two Wilayah Persekutuan (Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya) and the researcher randomly chooses the respondents from four districts which are Hulu Langat (95 respondents), Petaling (86 respondents), Kuala Lumpur (57 respondents), and Putrajaya (57 respondents). There is a significant relationship between spirituality and self-efficacy among the counselors. There is no significant relationship between religiosity and counseling self-efficacy among the counselors. There is a significant difference in counseling self-efficacy among the registered and non-registered counselors. It is suggested that integrating the spirituality in counselling on the programs that train the mental health practitioners will produce counsellors with more confidence in dealing with clients. Apart from forming stronger self-efficacy, spirituality and religiosity also develops the counselling skills in counsellors to provide more efficient and effective counseling sessions that instill self-efficacy in themselves.