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The Effects of Social Relations on School Adjustment in the Middle School Students: the Mediating Effect of Stress Coping Style

중학생의 사회적 관계가 학교생활적응에 미치는 영향: 스트레스 대처방식의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Lee, Si-Yeon (Dept. of Social Welfare, Seoul Jangsin University)
  • 이시연 (서울장신대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2019.09.01
  • Accepted : 2019.10.20
  • Published : 2019.10.28
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Abstract

This study was to examine the effects of social relations on school adjustment of in the middle school students on the mediating effect of stress coping style. The data of 3,406 middle school students in the study on '2016 Measurements of Korean Youth Competence and International Comparative Study III' by the NYPI were analysed. For data analysis, reliability analysis, correlation among variables, analysis of multiple linear regression analysis were conducted. The results of the study were: (1) social relations were found a key factor affecting the school adjustment of middle school students, (2) their social relations affected stress coping style, (3) stress coping style affected school adjustment, (4) stress coping style was proved to have the mediating effect between social relations and school adjustment. In conclusion, the implications and limitations were suggested for future research.

본 연구는 중학생의 사회적 관계가 학교생활적응에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 사회적 관계와 학교생활적응 간의 관계에서 스트레스 대처방식 요인의 매개효과를 검증하고자 수행되었다. 본 연구는 한국청소년정책연구원의 '청소년 역량지수 측정 및 국제비교 연구III(2016)'의 횡단 조사 데이터를 활용하여 중학생 총 3,406명을 대상으로 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 주요 변수에 대한 신뢰도 분석, 상관관계 분석, 중다회귀분석을 실시하였다. 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중학생의 사회적 관계는 학교생활적응에 유의미한 영향을 주는 요인으로 검정되었다. 둘째, 중학생의 사회적 관계가 스트레스 대처방식에 정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 확인되었다. 셋째, 중학생의 스트레스 대처방식은 학교생활적응에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 검정되었다. 마지막으로, 청소년의 사회적 관계가 학교생활적응에 미치는 경로에서 스트레스 대처방식의 부분매개효과를 검정하였다. 이러한 결과에 근거하여 청소년의 학교생활적응 및 사회적 관계와 스트레스 대처방식을 향상시키는 방안을 제시하였다.

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