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

한국문화및사회문제심리학회 (Korean Psychological Association of Culture and Social Issues)
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대학생의 외적 자기가치 수반성과 물질주의의 관계: 자기 불일치, 자존감 안정성의 매개효과

The Relationship between External Contingencies of Self-Worth and Materialism of Undergraduates: Self-Discrepancy and the Stability of Self-Esteem as Mediators

  • 신지윤 (이화여자대학교 심리학과) ;
  • 설경옥 (이화여자대학교 심리학과)
  • Shin, Jiyun (Department of Psychology, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Seol, Kyoung Ok (Department of Psychology, Ewha Womans University)
  • 투고 : 2022.01.20
  • 심사 : 2022.07.29
  • 발행 : 2022.08.31
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본 연구는 Donnelly 등(2016)의 물질주의 추구에 대한 도피이론을 적용하여 대학생의 물질주의 추구 과정을 경험적으로 검증하였다. 도피이론에서 제시된 6단계 중 높은 삶의 기준에 비추어 자신의 부족함을 느끼는 1단계를 외적 자기가치 수반성으로, 부족한 자신을 비난하는 2단계를 실제-이상적 자기 간 불일치로, 자신을 혐오적으로 인식하는 3단계를 낮은 자존감 안정성으로 개념화하였다. 이상의 도피이론 3단계에 따라 외적 자기가치 수반성이 자기불일치와 자존감 안정성을 매개로 물질주의를 예측할 것으로 예상하였다. 가설 확인을 위해 대학생 465명(여 262명)을 대상으로 자기보고식 설문조사를 실시하고 구조방정식 모형을 통해 검증하였다. 연구 결과, 외적 자기가치 수반성과 물질주의 간 관계에서 자기 불일치의 매개효과 및 자기 불일치와 자존감 안정성의 순차적 매개효과가 유의하였다. 물질주의에 대한 외적 자기가치 수반성의 직접효과 또한 유의하게 나타났다. 이 연구는 능력주의 한국사회에서 대학생이 물질을 좇게 되는 과정을 도피이론을 적용하여 경험적으로 밝힌 의의가 있다.

The present study aimed to emprically verify the materialistic pursuits process of undergraduates by applying the escape theory of materialism(Donnelly et al., 2016). Among the six steps of Donnelly's model, the first step is percieving that the fall short of high standards of life, as measured by external contingencies of self-worth. The second step is blaming the self for falling short of standards, as measured by self-discrepancy. The third step of high aversive self-awareness is measured by low stability of self-esteem. A total of 465(203 male and 262 female) college students participated in the online survey and the model was tested using structural equation model. We found that the relationship of external contingencies of self-worth and materialism was mediated by self-discrepancy and there was a sequential mediation effect of self-discrepancy and the stability of self-esteem. The direct effect of external contingencies of self-worth on materialism was also significant. This study is meaningful in that it used the escape theory to emprically verify the materialistic pursuit process of Korean undergraduates living in a meritocratic society.

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