Fear of negative evaluation, Self-disclosure, and Perceived supervisor authenticity on Supervision satisfaction

Objectives The present study explored the effects of fear of negative evaluation, self-disclosure, and perceived supervisory authenticity on supervision satisfaction and the associations between each variable. Methods An online survey of 261 supervisees who received at least three supervision visits from the same supervisor was administered to 261 supervisees, which included measures of fear of negative evaluation, supervisee self-disclosure, perceived supervisor authenticity, supervision satisfaction, and demographic questions. Descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and mediating effects were conducted using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 28.0, and indirect effects were examined using bootstrapping. Results First, fear of negative evaluation was negatively related to self-disclosure, perceived supervisor authenticity, and supervision satisfaction, while self-disclosure, perceived supervisor authenticity, and supervision satisfaction were positively related to each other. Second, fear of negative evaluation had a direct effect on self-disclosure, but not on supervisor authenticity and supervision satisfaction. Third, fear of negative evaluation was found to affect supervision satisfaction through self-disclosure and perceived supervisor authenticity sequentially. Conclusions This study revealed the importance of supervisee self-disclosure as a variable that influences supervision satisfaction. These findings suggest that when supervisees open up about their own factors, as well as the factors of the client and the supervision relationship, in the supervisory context, supervisees perceive the supervisor's authenticity and increase supervision satisfaction.