The Effects of the Five-Factor Personality Characteristics of Play Therapy on Job Stress, Psychological Burnout, and Therapeutical Relationship

This study examines the effects of play therapists' Big Five personality traits on job stress, psychological burnout, and therapeutical relationships. The goal is to help play therapists understand their traits and support effective relationships with children. An online survey was conducted with play therapists using four scales. A total of 263 responses were analyzed using multiple regression analysis (Enter method) with SPSS 29.0. Results are as follows: First, correlation analysis showed significant relationships among all variables, except between psychological burnout and therapeutical relationships. Second, the Big Five personality traits had a partiallysignificant impact on job stress. Third, these traits had a partially significant effect on psychological burnout. Fourth, the traits significantly influenced therapeutical relationships. Based on these results, the study discusses implications and limitations.