Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue (한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제)

Korean Psychological Association of Culture and Social Issues (한국문화및사회문제심리학회)
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Perceptions of Social Changes and Subjective Well-Being: A Cross-National Analysis of the Coping Resource Effectiveness

사회변동의 지각과 주관적 안녕감: 대처자원의 효과에 대한 국가 간 차이의 분석

  • Received : 2008.02.09
  • Published : 2008.02.28
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Abstract

The present study investigated the relationship between the perceptions of social change and subjective well-being, and the effectiveness of coping resources in such a relationship by comparing the structural equation models of the samples obtained in two countries (Korea and the United States). Participants in two countries reported their perceived pace of social change, evaluation of social change, subjective well-being, personal resources(self-esteem and self-efficacy), and social resources. Based on the survey data, a structural equation models was developed and compared across two samples to examine the moderation effects of coping resources by culture and nations. As a result, it was revealed that the perceived pace of social change affected subjective well-being through the mediation of the evaluations of social change and that there were differences in the effectiveness of coping resources: social resources had stronger effects for the Korean sample whereas personal resources had stronger effects for the U.S. sample. Discussions on the psychological impact of a new type of social stress, social change, is included.

본 연구는 급격한 사회변동의 대한 주관적 지각이 정신건강에 유의한 영향을 미치며 이 과정에서 두 가지 대처자원인 개인적 자원과 사회적 자원이 문화적으로 다른 효과를 갖는다는 가설을 한국과 미국표본을 비교함으로써 검증하였다. 한국과 미국에서 수행된 설문자료를 다표본 구조방정식 모형으로 비교 분석한 결과 첫째, 사회변동 속도의 지각이 사회변동의 평가라는 매개과정을 통해서 주관적 안녕감에 영향을 미침을 발견하였고, 둘째 개인적 자원은 미국표본에서 그리고 사회적 자원은 한국표본에서 스트레스의 대처에 더 큰 효과를 가짐을 각각 발견하였다. 사회변동의 주관적 지각이라는 새로운 사회적 스트레스 요인에 대한 논의가 포함되었다.

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