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A Study on Improvement of Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents

청소년의 심리적 안녕감 향상을 위한 연구

  • Received : 2018.10.29
  • Accepted : 2019.01.04
  • Published : 2019.01.31
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Abstract

This study examines the relationships among ego resilience, social support, and psychological well-being of adolescents. In addition, we verify the mediation effect of social support on the relationship between ego resilience and psychological well-being so as to find ways to improve the psychological well-being of adolescents. For this study, I conducted a survey at middle schools in Seoul and Incheon and collected 289 answered questionnaires. For analyses of the survey results, frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis were carried out using SPSS 23.0. The results confirmed significant correlations among ego resilience, social support, and psychological well-being of adolescents. Furthermore, social support was found to have a partial mediation effect on the relationship between ego resilience and psychological well-being of adolescents. For improving the psychological well-being of adolescents based on the results of this study, an in-depth counseling program that can strengthen ego resilience in adolescents should be developed and actively used in the education field. Furthermore, various efforts should be made to improve the social support of adolescents, such as the development of a communication program to help students. Specifically, this program should aim to assist students connect with teachers and seniors by strengthening social support from friends and improving the functions of family to provide social and psychological supports.

본 연구는 청소년의 자아탄력성과 사회적 지지, 심리적 안녕감의 관계성을 확인하고 자아탄력성과 심리적 안녕감의 관계에서 사회적 지지에 대한 매개효과를 검증함으로써 청소년의 심리적 안녕감 향상에 대한 방안을 마련하고자 한다. 본 연구를 위해 서울과 인천 소재의 중학교를 방문하여 총 289명의 설문지를 회수하여 분석에 사용하였다. 분석방법은 SPSS 23.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, 신뢰도분석, 상관분석, 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과, 청소년의 자아탄력성과 사회적 지지, 심리적 안녕감 간에는 모두 유의한 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다. 가설검증결과 자아탄력성은 사회적 지지에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 심리적 안녕감에 대한 영향도 유의한 것으로 나타났다. 사회적 지지 역시 심리적 안녕감에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나, 가설은 모두 채택된 것을 확인하였다. 또한 청소년의 자아탄력성과 심리적 안녕감의 관계에서 사회적 지지는 부분매개효과가 있음을 입증하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 청소년의 심리적 안녕감 향상을 위한 방안을 제시하자면 청소년 시기의 자아탄력성을 강화할 수 있는 심층 상담 및 프로그램을 개발하여 교육현장에서 적극적으로 활용해야 할 것이다. 이를 위해 사회적 지지를 통한 심리적 지원을 위해 가족의 기능을 향상시키고, 친구에 의한 사회적 지지를 강화하며 멘토가 필요한 학생들에게 교사 및 선배와 연계할 수 있는 의사소통 프로그램을 개발하여 청소년의 사회적 지지를 높일 수 있는 다양한 노력이 필요할 것이다.

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Fig. 1. Research Model

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Fig. 2. Mediating effect model

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Fig. 3. Relationship between resilience and psychological well-being: Mediating effect of social support

Table 1. Correlation

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Table 2. Mediating effect of social support

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