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The Dual Mediating Role of Social Support and Self-esteem in the Relationship between Grit and Life Satisfaction among Chinese College Students

중국 대학생의 그릿과 삶의 만족의 관계에서 사회적 지지와 자아존중감의 이중 매개역할

  • Ting Ting Ma (Dept. of Lifelong Education, Hanseo University & Software Engineering Institute of Guangzhou) ;
  • Jianan Li (Dept. of Lifelong Education, Hanseo University & Software Engineering Institute of Guangzhou) ;
  • Chang Seek Lee (Dept. of Social Welfare, Hanseo University)
  • 마팅팅 (한서대학교 평생교육학과) ;
  • 이가남 (한서대학교 평생교육학과) ;
  • 이창식 (한서대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2024.06.08
  • Accepted : 2024.06.28
  • Published : 2024.07.31
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Abstract

The present study examines the dual mediating role of social support and self-esteem in the relationship between grit and life satisfaction among college students. Utilizing a cross-sectional design, we surveyed a sample of 326 undergraduates from one university in China by means of purposive sampling. The analyses were conducted using SPSS PC+ Win. ver. 25.0 and SPSS PROCESS macro ver. 4.2. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to show the correlations among the variables, and Model 6 of the PROCESS macro for SPSS was used to verify dual mediation effects. First, correlation results indicated positive and significant correlations between grit, social support, self-esteem and life satisfaction. Second, the dual mediating role of social support and self-esteem in the relationship between grit and life satisfaction was proved. This study contributes to the literature by elucidating the psychological mechanisms through which grit operates to enhance life satisfaction. The results have implications for the development of interventions aimed at fostering grit and the enhancement of social support and self-esteem to improve life satisfaction. Suggestions for future studies were discussed in detail.

본 연구에서는 대학생의 그릿과 삶의 만족의 관계에서 사회적 지지와 자아존중감의 이중 매개역할을 살펴보았다. 본 연구는 횡단적 연구설계를 활용하였고, 의도적 표집을 통해 중국의 한 대학의 학부생 326명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시했다. 분석은 SPSS PC+ Win. ver 25.0 및 SPSS PROCESS macro ver. 4.2를 활용하였다. 변수 간 상관관계를 알아보기 위해 Pearson 상관분석을 실시하였고, 이중 매개효과 검증을 위해 SPSS PROCESS macro 모델 6을 사용하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 상관관계분석 결과 그릿, 사회적 지지, 자아존중감, 삶의 만족 간에 유의미한 정적 상관관계가 있었다. 둘째, 그릿과 삶의 만족의 관계에서 사회적 지지와 자아존중감의 이중 매개역할이 검증되었다. 본 연구는 그릿이 삶의 만족을 높이기 위해 작용하는 심리적 메커니즘을 규명함으로써 이론 정립에 기여하였으며, 삶의 만족을 향상시키기 위한 그릿, 사회적지지 및 자아존중감 향상을 목표로 하는 개입방법 개발을 위한 함의를 하였다. 그리고 후속 연구를 위한 제언을 하였다.

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