@article{ART001713146},
author={Miha Park and KIM EUN HYE},
title={The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones},
journal={Journal of Counseling and Gospel },
issn={1739-0745},
year={2012},
volume={19},
pages={125-156},
doi={10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125}
TY - JOUR
AU - Miha Park
AU - KIM EUN HYE
TI - The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones
JO - Journal of Counseling and Gospel
PY - 2012
VL - 19
IS - null
PB - Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
SP - 125
EP - 156
SN - 1739-0745
AB - 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.
KW - Christian university students;non-Christian university students;character strengths;depression;anxiety
DO - 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
ER -
Miha Park and KIM EUN HYE. (2012). The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 19, 125-156.
Miha Park and KIM EUN HYE. 2012, "The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones", Journal of Counseling and Gospel , vol.19, pp.125-156. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
Miha Park, KIM EUN HYE "The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 19 pp.125-156 (2012) : 125.
Miha Park, KIM EUN HYE. The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones. 2012; 19 125-156. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
Miha Park and KIM EUN HYE. "The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 19(2012) : 125-156.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
Miha Park; KIM EUN HYE. The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 19, 125-156. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
Miha Park; KIM EUN HYE. The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones. Journal of Counseling and Gospel . 2012; 19 125-156. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
Miha Park, KIM EUN HYE. The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones. 2012; 19 125-156. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125
Miha Park and KIM EUN HYE. "The Effects of the Character Strengths on Depression and Anxiety between Christian University Students and Non-Christian Ones" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 19(2012) : 125-156.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2012.19..125