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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.1.297

A Study on Improvement of Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents  

Kim, Kyoung Suk (Incheon Hwadojin middle School)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.1, 2019 , pp. 297-303 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the relationships among ego resilience, social support, and psychological well-being of adolescents. In addition, we verify the mediation effect of social support on the relationship between ego resilience and psychological well-being so as to find ways to improve the psychological well-being of adolescents. For this study, I conducted a survey at middle schools in Seoul and Incheon and collected 289 answered questionnaires. For analyses of the survey results, frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis were carried out using SPSS 23.0. The results confirmed significant correlations among ego resilience, social support, and psychological well-being of adolescents. Furthermore, social support was found to have a partial mediation effect on the relationship between ego resilience and psychological well-being of adolescents. For improving the psychological well-being of adolescents based on the results of this study, an in-depth counseling program that can strengthen ego resilience in adolescents should be developed and actively used in the education field. Furthermore, various efforts should be made to improve the social support of adolescents, such as the development of a communication program to help students. Specifically, this program should aim to assist students connect with teachers and seniors by strengthening social support from friends and improving the functions of family to provide social and psychological supports.
Keywords
adolescents; ego resilience; social support; psychological well-being; mediation effect;
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