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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.10.509

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

Lee, Si-Yeon (Dept. of Social Welfare, Seoul Jangsin University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.10, 2019 , pp. 509-518 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
social relations; stress coping style; school adjustment; middle school students; a mediating effect;
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