Profiles of Psychological Capital and Work‐Related Well‐Being Among School Counselors During a Prolonged Emergency

ABSTRACT School counselors face an elevated risk of burnout due to heavy workloads and sustained stress, particularly during prolonged emergencies. This study examined psychological capital, a positive psychology construct comprising hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism, as a potential resource for promoting counselors’ work‐related well‐being, measured by burnout and perceived job functioning. Using latent profile analysis, we identified five distinct psychological capital profiles among 637 Israeli school counselors surveyed during the early months of the 2023 war: (1) positive‐minded yet vulnerable (34%); (2) confident yet fragile (34%); (3) competent yet hopeless (12%); (4) agentic yet pessimistic (11%); and (5) resilient yet nonconfident (9%). The profiles differed in burnout levels but not in perceived job functioning. Counselors in the resilient yet nonconfident profile reported the lowest burnout, highlighting resilience as a key occupational protective factor. Findings underscore the importance of fostering resilience to support counselors’ well‐being during prolonged emergencies.