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The Mediating Effects of Self-esteem in the Relationship between Marital Conflict and School Adjustment for Adolescents

부부갈등과 남녀 청소년의 학교생활적응 간 관계에서 자아존중감의 매개효과

  • Lee, Hyong-Sil (Department of Early Childhood Education, Chung-Ang University)
  • 이형실 (중앙대학교 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2019.11.12
  • Accepted : 2019.12.20
  • Published : 2019.12.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effects of self-esteem in the relationship between marital conflict and school adjustment among adolescents. This study used data collected from 482 middle school students in Seoul. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the mediating effects of self-esteem in the relationship between marital conflict and school adjustment. The results of this study revealed that there were sex differences in self-esteem of adolescents. For both male and female adolescents, marital conflict was found to have negative effects on self-esteem. School adjustment of adolescents was found to be positively influenced by self-esteem. Marital conflict had negative direct effects on school adjustment only for male adolescents. Results indicated that self-esteem mediated in the effects of marital conflict on school adjustment for male and female adolescents. Implications for understanding the associations among marital conflict, children's self-esteem and adjustment in school contexts were discussed.

본 연구는 부부갈등이 청소년의 학교생활적응에 미치는 영향에서 자아존중감의 매개효과를 규명하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 남녀 청소년 482명을 대상으로 수집된 자료를 토대로 하여 중다회귀분석을 통해 매개효과를 분석한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 남녀 청소년의 자아존중감에서는 성별에 따른 유의한 차이가 나타났으나, 청소년이 인식하는 부부갈등과 학교생활적응에서는 성별에 따라 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 둘째, 남녀 청소년 모두에서 부부갈등은 자아존중감에 부적 영향을 미치며 청소년의 자아존중감은 학교생활적응에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 셋째, 부부갈등이 청소년의 학교생활적응에 미치는 영향에서 자아존중감의 매개효과를 확인하였다. 남녀 청소년 집단 모두에서 부부갈등은 자아존중감을 매개로 하여 학교생활적응에 간접적인 영향을 미쳤다. 남자 청소년 집단에서 부부갈등은 학교생활적응에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 청소년 개인과 가족관계에 대한 개입을 통해 학교생활적응을 향상시키는 방안을 제시하였다.

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