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The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2012, 19(), pp.125-156
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : October 2, 2012
  • Accepted : November 8, 2012

Miha Park 1 KIM EUN HYE 1

1한영신학대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study aims to examine the effects of the character strengths on depression and anxiety between Christian university students and non-Christian ones. The population of this study was limited to 290 university students examined by Inventory of Strengths, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and State-Trait anxiety Inventory. The findings of the study are as follows. First, there were significant differences statistically between Christian and non-Christian in 19 characters strengths except open-mindedness, persistence, authenticity, self-regulation, and fairness. Second, there was a negative correlation between most character strengths and the depression of university students. Optimism, appreciation of beauty and excellence, self-regulation and prudence explained the depression of Christian university students. However, optimism explained the depression of non-Christian ones. Third, the anxiety of university students had negative correlation with most character strengths. Optimism explained the anxiety of Christian university students, while love and self-regulation explained that of non-Christian ones. Therefore, the character strengths of university students are so effective variables to decrease depression and anxiety that a differentiated counseling should be given to them.

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