The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program Based on the Elective Theory in Reducing Level of Psychological Burnout and Developing Self-Esteem Among Administrative Staff in the Judicial Authority in Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a counseling program based on the selective theory in reducing the level of psychological burnout and developing self-esteem among administrative staff in the judiciary in Jordan. The study sample consisted of (100) employees on whom the burnout scale consisted of (28) items, and the self-esteem scale consisted of (32) items were applied, which the researcher prepared, and the validity and reliability of the two scales were verified.

And based on the results of the scales, an experimental group (16) individuals and a control group (15) individuals were randomly selected, and a selective counseling program was applied to the experimental group by (15) counseling sessions. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) between the arithmetic averages of the pre and post-measurements between the control and experimental groups for the performance of administrative employees in the judiciary on the burnout scale and the self-esteem scale attributed to the counseling program based on the selective theory. The results also indicated that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) between the arithmetic averages of the two post and follow-up measures of the experimental group for the performance of administrative employees in the judiciary on the burnout scale and the self-esteem scale attributed to the counseling program based on the selective theory. The researcher recommended the implementation of counseling programs to reduce the level of psychological burnout and improve self-esteem among workers in different institutions.

Keywords Psychological burnout, self-esteem, selective counseling.