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The Effects of Executive Function and Organizational Support on Perceived and Aspirational Wellness in Counseling Professionals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder1.42 MB
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Dissertation
The effects of executive function and organizational support on perceived and aspirational wellness in counseling professionals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
University of Iowa
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
Autumn 2025
DOI: 10.25820/etd.008215
Abstract
This quantitative research study explored the Effects of Executive Function and
Organizational Support on Perceived and Aspirational Wellness in Counseling Professionals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The author explored the relationships between ten variables (executive function, emotional regulation, perceived organizational support, professional coping skills, personal coping skills, wellness discrepancy, years of counseling experience, burnout, perceived wellness, and aspirational wellness). These variables were examined using a Qualtrics Survey. The instruments included a demographic questionnaire,
the Short Executive Function Scale, the Survey of Perceived Organizational Support, and the Helping Professional Wellness Discrepancy Scale. The participant sample for this research study consisted of mental health and rehabilitation counselors who had been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The study included 127 counselors diagnosed with ADHD. The Statistical Package for
the Social Sciences (SPSS) and AMOS were used to conduct the Missing Completely at Random (MCAR), Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Shapiro-Wilk test, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, moderation analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA), multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and confirmatory factor analyses. The results from this study showed significant gaps in the perceived and aspirational wellness of counselors with ADHD. Wellness discrepancy was significantly predicted by emotional control and years of counseling experience in counselors with ADHD. Study findings also showed perceived organizational support to be a significant predictor of less wellness discrepancy in counselors with ADHD. There was no difference between mental health and rehabilitation counselors in perceived organizational support, executive function, and wellness. Study findings showed professional coping strategies as the strongest predictor of burnout among counselors with ADHD.
Keywords: Executive Function, Perceived Organizational Support, Wellness Discrepancy, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Counselors
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The effects of executive function and organizational support on perceived and aspirational wellness in counseling professionals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Creators
- Abigail R Van Patten-Freeman
- Contributors
- Susannah Wood (Advisor)Randall Boen (Advisor)David K Duys (Committee Member)Erin Lane (Committee Member)Allison Levine (Committee Member)
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Counselor Education
- Date degree season
- Autumn 2025
- DOI
- 10.25820/etd.008215
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- Number of pages
- xvi, 189 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright 2025 Abigail R Van Patten-Freeman
- Language
- English
- Date submitted
- 12/09/2025
- Description illustrations
- illustrations, tables, graphs
- Description bibliographic
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-175).
- Public Abstract (ETD)
- This quantitative research study explored the Effects of Executive Function and Organizational Support on Perceived and Aspirational Wellness in Counseling Professionals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The participant sample for this research study consisted of mental health and rehabilitation counselors who had been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study included 127 counselors diagnosed with ADHD. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and AMOS were utilized to conduct the Missing Completely at Random (MCAR), Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Shapiro-Wilk test, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, moderation analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA), multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and confirmatory factor analyses. The results from this study showed significant gaps in the perceived and aspirational wellness of counselors with ADHD. Wellness discrepancy was significantly predicted by emotional control and years of counseling experience in counselors with ADHD. Study findings also demonstrated perceived organizational support to be a significant predictor of less wellness discrepancy in counselors with ADHD. There was no difference between mental health and rehabilitation counselors in perceived organizational support, executive function, and wellness. Further, study findings showed professional coping strategies as the strongest predictor of burnout among counselors with ADHD. Recommendations for counselors, supervisors, and counseling agencies include focusing on emotional regulation, providing workplace accommodations, offering burnout-prevention supports, and implementing organizational changes to better support counselors with ADHD. For counselor education programs and higher education, recommendations focus on integrating accessibility across all courses, accommodations for clinical experiences, and professional development focused on emotional regulation and executive functioning skills necessary to the counseling profession.
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education
- Record Identifier
- 9985134848702771
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