This study aims to measure the relationship between coping strategies and burnout among 75 school counselors in secondary schools in one district in Malaysia. There are three types of coping strategies, namely problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and avoidant coping. In this quantitative survey research, coping strategies were assessed by the Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced Inventory (Brief-COPE) and the Counselor Burnout Inventory (CBI) was used to measure the counselor's burnout. Results indicate that most school counselors adopt problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping when dealing with burnout. However, based on pearson correlation analysis, only problem-focused coping has a significant negative correlation with burnout, while other sub-scales like emotion-focused coping and avoidant coping showed no significant correlation with burnout. Multiple linear regression was used to confirm that problem-focused coping is the most important predictor of burnout reduction. It accounts for 6.4% of the total variance. It has been concluded that most school counselors are able to use coping strategies in addressing burnout. Besides that, school counselors are encouraged to monitor the symptoms of burnout regularly due to the challenges they face in their daily tasks. Other suggestions and future research are also being discussed by the researchers.
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To Cite this Article: Mustafa, M. B., Rohaizad, F., Husin, M. R., Zakaria, N. H., & Rahim, A. A. (2022). Burnout among Secondary School Counselors in Malaysia: What are the Preferred Coping Strategies? International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(11), 1213– 1219.
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