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Parental cultural values may be emphasized and transmitted to children, exerting multifaceted influences on their social and cognitive development. Cultrual values in the Korean society have undergone significant changes due to rapid industrialization, which may be reflected in parenting practices. However, empirical research on this topic remains limited. In particular, the Individualism Collectivism Scale, which has been widely used to assess cultural values, has not been sufficiently validated in parent samples in terms of model fit and construct validity. This study examined the structural validity of the Individualism Collectivism Scale, using comfirmatory and exploratory factor analyses, in 497 Korean mothers of children aged 15-68 months, recruited between 2023 and 2025. The results indicated that the theoretical four-factor structure assumed by the original 32-item scale showed poor model fit, which although improved when the reduced 16-item version was examined, some important limitations remained. Among the four factors, only horizontal collectivism demonstrated relatively stable measurement properties. These findings highlight the limitations of existing measure and the need for a culturally appropriate scale for Korean mothers.

For emerging adults living alone who face the developmental tasks of achieving physical independence and forming intimacy, SNS can serve as a key channel for emotional communication. This study examined how SNS emotional expressiveness moderates the association between SNS use frequency and loneliness, aiming to identify effective digital communication strategies. Data were collected from 338 emerging adults (aged 20–29). We conducted four regression-based moderation analyses using Hayes' PROCESS Macro Model 1 for each sub-factor of SNS emotional expressiveness: SNS emotional expressive behavior, SNS relationship orientation, SNS emotional expression avoidance, and SNS ambivalent inhibition. The results revealed that both SNS emotional expressive behavior and SNS relationship orientation exerted significant moderating effects. Specifically, the positive association between frequent SNS use and loneliness was strengthened at higher levels of SNS emotional expressive behavior or SNS relationship orientation. In contrast, SNS emotional expression avoidance and SNS ambivalent inhibition did not show moderating effects; instead, higher levels of these two traits were directly associated with lower loneliness. This study discusses emotional-expression-based SNS communication strategies to alleviate loneliness among emerging adults living alone.

아동의 불안에 대한 부모의 신념(PBA-Q), 아동 불안, 척도 This study translated and validated of the Parental Beliefs About Anxiety Questionnaire (PBA-Q), originally developed by Francis and Chorpita (2010) into Korean. Data from 529 mothers raising children aged 4–10 years were analyzed using item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated that the Korean PBA-Q (child version) was restructured into a 2-factor, 13-item model comprising “Emotional Vulnerability regarding Child's Anxiety (F1)” and “Health Anxiety regarding Child's Somatization (F2),” which differed from the original 4-factor structure. SEM confirmed that PBA significantly mediated the transmission of parental anxiety to children's internalizing problems. Specifically, F1 showed significant positive effects on a range of internalizing problems, including social anxiety, through parenting behaviors, whereas F2 exhibited a small negative direct effect on children's obsessive-compulsive symptoms, suggesting that the direction of influence on children’s symptoms may differ depending on the sub-factors of parental beliefs. This study provides a valid instrument for measuring parental anxiety-related beliefs in Korea and offers an empirical basis for cognitive interventions targeting irrational parental beliefs in the treatment of childhood anxiety타당화, 구조방정식모형(SEM)