The current study investigated the mediation effect of self-focused attention on the relationship between South Korean novice counselors’ perfectionism and psychological burnout. We also examined whether cognitive emotion regulation strategies moderated the mediation effect of self-focused attention with a sample of 208 South Korean novice counselors. Moderated mediation was tested with the PROCESS 2.16.3 macro for SPSS and the index of moderated mediation. Bootstrapping analyses were used to examine the mediation effect of self-focus on the relationship between perfectionism and psychological burnout. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was also conducted to examine the moderation of emotion regulation strategies. Findings indicate that self-focused attention partially mediated the relationship between perfectionism and psychological burnout. Moreover, the indirect effect of perfectionism on psychological burnout through self-focused attention varied depending on levels of adaptive emotion regulation strategies. We present implications for counseling and suggestions for future research in an international context.

本研究调查了自我关注对韩国新手咨询师完美主义与心理倦怠之间关系的中介作用。我们还以 208 名韩国新手辅导员为样本，研究了认知情绪调节策略是否能调节自我关注的中介效应。使用 SPSS 的 PROCESS 2.16.3 宏和适度调解指数测试了适度调解。自举分析用于检验自我关注对完美主义与心理倦怠之间关系的中介作用。还进行了分层多元回归分析以检查情绪调节策略的适度性。研究结果表明，自我关注部分中介了完美主义和心理倦怠之间的关系。此外，完美主义通过自我关注对心理倦怠的间接影响取决于适应性情绪调节策略的水平。我们提出了对国际背景下未来研究的咨询和建议的影响。