Open AccessThe Impact of Curiosity on Counselors’ Social Justice Identity
Author(s) -
Emily Baker,
Shelby Messerschmitt-Coen,
Darcy Haag Granello
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal for social action in counseling and psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.119
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2159-8142
DOI - 10.33043/jsacp.12.2.2-17
Subject(s) - curiosity , psychology , identity (music) , social psychology , economic justice , social identity theory , social justice , criminology , social group , political science , law , physics , acoustics
The role of counselors has expanded to emphasize social justice principles and community action, encouraging social justice to become infused with counselor’s professional identity. As a result, counselor educators are examining strategies for promoting the social justice identity of students and new professionals. Curiosity has been positioned as theoretically related to the concept of social justice. The current study investigated the relationship between counselor curiosity with social justice identity across three domains (self-efficacy, interest, and commitment) in a sample of 124 counselors and counselor trainees. Results indicated that three types of curiosity (specific, diversive, and competence) predicted each domain of social justice identity. Strategies to incorporate counselor curiosity into social justice pedagogy are discussed.