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Moderated Effects of Coping Strategies in the Relation between Life Stress and Psychological Well-being in University Students

대학생의 생활스트레스와 심리적 안녕감과의 관계에서 대처전략의 조절효과

  • Lee, Eun Sook (Department of Nursing Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
  • 이은숙 (경남과학기술대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2016.09.16
  • Accepted : 2016.12.21
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderated effects of coping strategies in the relationship between life stress and psychological well-being in university students. Methods: Self-report questionnaires were used to collect the data from 278 university students. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchial multiple regression. Results: Psychological well-being is negatively associated with life stress and avoidance coping, and positively associated with problem solving coping. Results showed that there were significant moderated effects of coping strategies in the relationship between life stress and psychological well-being. Under high life stress levels with high problem solving coping and low avoidance coping, there was a high level of psychological well-being. Moreover, life stress and coping strategies interacted well with each other to affect psychological well-being. A negative correlation between life stress and psychological well-being was remarkable for the high problem solving coping group and high avoidance coping group. Conclusion: The study results suggest that in order to improve psychological well-being, it is necessary to provide intervention programs to promote problem solving coping and to reduce the avoidance coping for university students.

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