2020, Vol.33, No.3

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 1.67

pISSN : 1229-0718 / eISSN : 2671-6542
https://journal.kci.go.kr/baldal

This study examined the mediating effects of negative social self-concept and rejection sensitivity on the relationship between body esteem and social interaction anxiety of female college students based on the cognitive model of social anxiety, For this purpose, the self-reporting data of 504 female college students in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam and Busan were collected. Hypothesis of the relationship between body esteem, negative social self-concept, rejection sensitivity, and social interaction anxiety was tested by structural equation model. The results are as follows: First, the body esteem of female college students significantly predicted social interaction anxiety. Second, negative social self-concept and rejection sensitivity mediated the relationship between body esteem and social interaction anxiety. This study is meaningful in that it revealed the role of body esteem in social interaction anxiety of female college students and confirmed the usefulness of cognitive model explaining social anxiety again. Finally, the psychological interventions on social interaction anxiety and limitations of this study were discussed.

This study examined whether the relationship between self‐determination loneliness motivation and psychological well‐being in adulthood is mediated by ruminating‐reflective thinking and meaning of life. For this purpose, on the subjects of 438 adults aged 20 to 60 years in Seoul and Gyeonggi‐do, a survey was conducted for self‐determination loneliness motivation, ruminating‐reflective thinking, satisfaction of life, and psychological well‐being. In the results of the structural equation model analysis, first, in the relationship between self‐determination loneliness motivation and psychological well‐being, there was a mediating effect in ruminating thinking and meaning of life, respectively. Second, the dual mediating effect of self‐determination loneliness motivation on psychological well‐being after going sequentially through ruminating thinking and meaning of life was found to be significant. Third, the dual mediating effect of self‐determination loneliness motivation on psychological well‐being sequentially through reflective thinking and meaning of life was also found to be significant. Based on these research results, this study discussed the issues that require considerations to improve psychological well‐being in adults with self‐determination loneliness motivation, and the importance of differentiated counseling interventions considering the characteristics of ruminating thinking and reflective thinking, which affect the meaning of life and psychological well‐being.

The purpose of this study was to identify mediating effect of basic psychological needs between giving social support(GSS) and receiving social support(RSS)and subjective well-being(SWB) of the elderly in close relationships. Questionnaires were completed by 330 participants aged over 60 from Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do in South Korea including measuring degrees in GSS and RSS, BPN(autonomy, competence, relatedness), SWB. Results from mediating analyses showed that competence and relatedness had significant mediating effects on the relationship between GSS and SWB. However, there was no significant indirect effect on the relationship RSS and SWB. The effect of GSS differed slightly depending on the type of relationship. In the case of the family, there was partial mediation of competence and relatedness in the relationship between GSS and SWB, and direct effect between GSS and SWB. In the case of non-family, there was complete mediation of competence and relatedness in the relationship between GSS and SWB. This study’s results indicate the need to study psychological functions of GSS by showing the positive effect of GSS in the elderly.