2019, Vol.5, No.4

Clinical Psychology in Korea: Research and Practice 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.83

pISSN : 2466-0787
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cpkjournal

This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of coping strategy on the relationship between time perspective and post-traumatic growth. Data of 347 college students were analyzed by measuring their time perspective, post-traumatic growth and coping strategy. The results indicated that social support seeking coping totally mediated the relationship between past positive time perspective and post-traumatic growth. Whereas, problem focused coping partially mediated the relationship between future time perspective and post-traumatic growth. However, coping strategy did not mediate the relationship between hedonistic time perspective and post-traumatic growth. These results suggest a time perspective and coping strategy that should be given focus in interventions designed to promote post-traumatic growth. These findings likewise emphasized the need for an appropriate coping strategy according to the time perspective of the target individual.

This study attempted to explain the influences that Behavioral Activation System (BAS) as neurobiological vulnerability has on bipolar symptom in terms of cognitive response style to positive affect. The hypotheses to be test were that after being activated by BAS the positive affect is firstly enhanced by positive rumination and then extinguished rapidly by dampening with such chain actions resulting in mood swings and bipolar symptom. A total of 227 students of Cyber University in Seoul participated to answer questionnaires on online that measure BAS sub-scales in BIS/BAS Scale, Extended Responses to Positive Affect Questionnaire (E-RPA), and Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ). As results, the positive rumination and the dampening mediated sequentially the relationship between BAS and bipolar symptom. In terms of cognitive mechanism, the process through which the biological motivation system called BAS develops into bipolar symptom may consist of sequential joint actions of upward and downward cognitive modulations culminating in dysfunction of positive affect. In addition, clinical implications to help the control of positive affect for bipolar disorders are discussed, along with the limitations of current study and the directions for future ones.

This study examined the effects of child abuse experiences on borderline personality traits and the mediating effects of reactive aggression. The participants were early adults(n=528) who were asked to complete an online questionnaire on borderline personality traits, child abuse experiences, and reactive aggression. Data analysis was conducted using correlation analysis and simple regression analysis and the test of mediated effect. The results confirmed that child abuse had a significant positive correlation with the formation of borderline personality traits in early adults. Reactive aggression also showed a significant positive correlation with the formation of borderline personality traits in early adults. Moreover, the mediating effects of reactive aggression between child abuse and borderline personality traits in early adults were confirmed. The results of this study showed that child abuse not only directly affects but also influences the formation of borderline personality traits, the latter through the mediation of reactive aggression. Finally, the implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research were discussed.