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The Structural Relations among Attachment, Emotion Regulation, Social Self-Efficacy, Defending and Outsider Behaviors of Middle School Students

  • The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Abbr : KJSP
  • 2012, 9(2), pp.393-415
  • DOI : 10.16983/kjsp.2012.9.2.393
  • Publisher : The Korean Journal of School Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science > School / Educational Psychology

Seung-yeon Lee 1 Keng-hie Song 2

1이화여자대학교
2경희사이버대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examined how personal characteristics such as emotion regulation and social self-efficacy mediate the relations between paternal/maternal attachment and defending or outsider behaviors. A total of 579 middle school students participated in this study. Data were analyzed by gender, using Structural Equation Modeling. The results indicated that a complete mediation model without the direct effect of attachment was better than a partial mediation model, regardless of gender. A mediating effect of emotion regulation was significant between maternal attachment and defending behaviors in all gender. However, emotion regulation mediated the relation between paternal attachment and defending behaviors only among boys. A mediating effect of emotion regulation was significant between maternal attachment and outsider behaviors only among girls. In addition, emotion regulation and social efficacy both served as mediators on the relations between maternal attachment and defending behaviors only among girls. Based on these findings, effective prevention/intervention strategies were discussed. The importance of gender-specific approach was also emphasized.

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