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The Effect of Socially Prescribed Perfectionism on Depression: The Mediating Effect of Emotional Exhaustion and Moderating Effect of Gender

사회부과 완벽주의가 우울에 미치는 영향: 정서적 탈진의 매개효과 및 성별의 조절효과

  • 서유주 (덕성여자대학교 심리학전공) ;
  • 이지윤 (덕성여자대학교 심리학전공) ;
  • 양서현 (덕성여자대학교 심리학전공) ;
  • 이다겸 (덕성여자대학교 심리학전공) ;
  • 정다인 (덕성여자대학교 심리학전공) ;
  • 정효림 (서강대학교 상담심리학전공) ;
  • 김제중 (덕성여자대학교 심리학전공)
  • Received : 2024.07.01
  • Accepted : 2024.09.23
  • Published : 2024.12.31
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Abstract

This study investigated the mediating effect of emotional exhaustion, a component of academic burnout, in the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and depression among undergraduate students, considering gender moderation. Online surveys were administered using the scales for perfectionism (Hewitt and Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism), emotional exhaustion (Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey), and depression (CES-D). Data from 602 participants underwent correlation and regression analyses using SPSS Process Macro 4.2. The results indicated that higher levels of socially prescribed perfectionism significantly predicted higher levels of depression and emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, a higher level of emotional exhaustion significantly predicted higher depression. These results demonstrated that emotional exhaustion mediated the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and depression, with gender acting as a moderating variable. Thus, women may exhibit a higher level of depression than men when emotional exhaustion mediates the relationship between perfectionism and depression. This study showed the negative relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and depression in undergraduates, intensified by emotional exhaustion’s mediating effect. The overall results emphasize the importance of mental health support and intervention strategies for undergraduate students suffering from overwhelming perfectionism or emotional exhaustion.

본 연구에서는 20대 대학생들을 대상으로 사회부과 완벽주의와 우울 간의 관계에서 정서적 탈진의 매개효과를 검증하였고, 이에 더하여 성별에 의한 조절효과를 확인하였다. 총 602명의 자료를 분석한 결과, 사회부과 완벽주의 성향이 정서적 탈진 및 우울을 각각 유의하게 예측하였고, 정서적 탈진 역시 우울 정도를 예측하였다. 이어서, 사회부과 완벽주의 성향이 우울을 예측하는 데 있어 정서적 탈진의 매개효과가 유의한 것으로 검증되었고, 여기에 성별에 의한 조절효과도 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 즉, 사회부과 완벽주의와 우울의 관계에서 정서적 탈진이 매개할 때 남성보다 여성에게서 더 높은 우울 수준이 관찰되었다. 본 연구는 대학생의 주요 과제인 학업의 부담에 따라 나타날 수 있는 정서적 탈진 및 정신건강과 관련된 연구모형의 제시와 검증을 수행하였고, 그에 따른 개입 및 개선 방안의 필요성을 제안하였다.

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