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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.5.226

The Effects of Contingencies of Self-Worth(Superiority and Others' Approval) on College Students' Adjustment and Expectancy for Future Success: The Roles of Cognitive Flexibility as Mediators  

Jung, Eun-Sun (Division of Teaching Profession, Halla University)
Ha, Jung-Hee (Graduate School of Counseling Psychology, Hanyang University)
Lee, Sung-Won (Hanyang Counseling Center, Hanyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.5, 2017 , pp. 226-236 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between contingencies of self-worth(superiority and others' approval), college adjustment and expectancy for future success and the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in these relationships. For this study, data from 460 college students were analyzed. The results were as follows. Contingencies of self-worth(superiority) were positively associated with college adjustment and expectancy for future success, while contingencies of self-worth(others' approval) were negatively associated with college adjustment and expectancy for future success. Second, the results of structural equation modeling indicated that cognitive flexibility fully mediated the relationship of contingencies of self-worth (superiority and others' approval) with college adjustment and expectancy for future success. Third, even the contingencies of self-worth(other's approval) were negatively associated with cognitive flexibility, and if the latter was high, it influenced college adjustment and expectancy for future success. Finally, the meanings and limitations of this research and implicationsfor counseling strategies and interventions were discussed in detail.
Keywords
contingencies of self-worth(superiority, others' approval); college adjustment; cognitive flexibility; expectancy for future success;
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