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http://dx.doi.org/10.5723/KJCS.2013.34.3.179

The Influences of Ego-Resiliency on Stress Levels in Children : The Mediating Effects of Affects  

Park, Young-Ah (Department of Child Studies, Daejin University)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.34, no.3, 2013 , pp. 179-190 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the influences of ego-resilience, positive affects, and negative affects on stress levels in children. The subjects were 245 5th-graders. The results indicated that : (1) Ego-resiliency and positive affects were significantly positively related to each other, and these variables were significantly negatively related to negative affects and stress. (2) Ego-resiliency had a direct effect on children's stress. Additionally, positive affects and negative affects mediated between ego-resiliency and stress; this means children who had high ego-resiliency experienced more positive affects, which led to lesser negative affects and reduced levels of stress.
Keywords
ego-resiliency; stress; positive affects; negative affects;
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