Korean Journal of Health Psychology
- KOREAN
- P-ISSN1229-070X
- E-ISSN2713-9581
- KCI
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e-SubmissionVol.30 No.3
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This study aimed to explore the mediating role of avoidant coping and the moderated mediating effect of negative mood regulation expectancy(NMRE) on the dynamic between looming cognitive style(LCS) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms. Data from 398 university students who completed self-report questionnaires were analyzed. The influence of LCS was assessed using simple linear regression, whereas the mediating and moderating effects, along with the moderated mediating effect, were evaluated using the SPSS PROCESS Macro. The findings indicated that LCS significantly predicted higher levels of avoidant coping and exacerbated GAD symptoms. The relationship between LCS and GAD symptoms was mediated by avoidant coping, and the interaction between LCS and NMRE affected avoidant coping. Moreover, the mediated effect of avoidant coping, when moderated by NMRE, was significant. However, the moderating effect and the moderated mediating effect were not significant at low NMRE levels. The implications and limitations of the study were discussed.
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The aim of this study is to investigate the moderated mediating role of Repetitive Negative Thinking and Meaning in Life in the relationship between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Aging Anxiety. A total of 256 participants were enrolled, and the assessment involved several questionnaires: the Korean-Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-14, the Anxiety about Aging Scale, the Korean Version of the Perseverative Thinking Scale, and The Meaning in Life Scale. The main findings are as follows. First, significant statistical relationships were observed between Intolerance of Uncertainty, Aging Anxiety, Repetitive Negative Thinking, and Meaning in Life. Second, a significant mediating effect of Repetitive Negative Thinking on the relationship between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Aging Anxiety was documented. Third, Meaning in Life significantly moderated the impact of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Repetitive Negative Thinking. Fourth, the mediating role of Repetitive Negative Thinking was significantly influenced by Meaning in Life in the relationship between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Aging Anxiety. The study results reveal that the mediating effect of Repetitive Negative Thinking in the relationship between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Aging Anxiety systematically varies according to the level of Meaning in Life. The paper concludes by discussing the significance and limitations of this study and offers recommendations for subsequent research.
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Previous research has shown that individuals with higher levels of social anxiety tend to perceive a more negative average emotion from facial sets. However, these studies overlooked the individual differences in perception of specific facial expressions by each participant. The current study investigated the relationship between social anxiety and ensemble coding of facial crowd emotions through an experimental task tailored to consider these individual differences. A total of 100 undergraduate and graduate students participated in the study, completing both the task and assessments of social anxiety and depression. During the experiment, the participants’ thresholds for detecting happiness (positive) and anger (negative) were assessed using a psychophysical approach. We used these individually determined thresholds to generate customized facial crowd stimuli for the average emotion inference task. In this task, participants viewed stimuli comprising 12 faces and assessed whether the average emotion expressed was positive or negative. These facial crowds were presented in seven different positive-to-negative ratios (0:12, 2:10, 4:8, 6:6, 8:4, 10:2, 12:0). Participants’ responses were then fitted to a cumulative normal distribution to establish a point of subjective equality. The results revealed that higher social anxiety correlated with a tendency to perceive facial crowds’ average emotion as more negative, even after controlling for depression. These findings highlight that social anxiety influences how individuals statistically summarize group emotional expressions, underscoring the significance of therapeutic interventions aimed at correcting these emotion perception biases.
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Experiencing negative emotions and difficulties in regulating them can lead to the development of somatic symptoms. High dispositional emotional reactivity to negative emotions and challenges in emotion regulation are linked to the onset of somatic symptoms. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying somatic symptoms through the lens of emotion regulation processes such as emotional reactivity and emotional dysregulation. It further explored the roles of emotion suppression as an exacerbating factor and self-compassion as an alleviating factor in these processes. A total of 290 cyber university students participated in the online survey. The questionnaire encompassed the Emotional Experience Questionnaire, Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Attitude Toward Emotional Expression Scale, Trait Self-Compassion Scale, and the Somatization Symptoms Scale from the Symptom Checklist-90-Revision. The findings revealed a significant mediating effect of emotional reactivity and emotional dysregulation sequentially between negative emotions and somatic symptoms. Subsequent analyses assessed emotion suppression and self-compassion as moderating variables in the established sequential mediation model. In each case, emotion suppression was found to exacerbate the pathological effects of emotional reactivity and emotional dysregulation on somatic symptoms, while self-compassion mitigated these effects. The study discusses the clinical implications of the moderated mediating effects of emotion suppression and self-compassion and outlines limitations and directions for future research.
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The purpose of this study is to verify the impact of an ACT program delivered via a metaverse platform on the speech anxiety of university students. The study involved 36 students from a university in Busan who were assessed using a speech anxiety scale. The participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a metaverse group, a face-to-face group, and a waiting control group, with each group comprising 12 participants. The metaverse group participated in the ACT program through the metaverse platform, the face-to-face group engaged directly in person, and the waiting control group received no intervention. The program consisted of eight weekly sessions lasting between 60 and 90 minutes each. Measurements of speech anxiety, subjective anxiety levels, and heart rate were taken before, after, and during follow-up sessions. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25.0, and a one-way ANOVA was performed to ensure homogeneity across the three groups. Both a two-way repeated measures ANOVA and a paired samples t-test were utilized to assess the program's impact on speech anxiety, subjective anxiety levels, and heart rate at pre-, post-, and follow-up stages. The findings indicated that both the metaverse and face-to-face groups experienced significant reductions in speech anxiety and subjective anxiety levels compared to the control group. Further analysis revealed that the metaverse group displayed a greater reduction in speech anxiety than the face-to-face group, while both groups showed approximately equal reductions in subjective anxiety levels. These findings imply that the ACT program, facilitated through the metaverse platform, may serve as a viable method for reducing speech anxiety among university students.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a self-compassion writing program on parenting stress, depression, and subjective well-being among mothers of infants with depressive tendencies. Promotional posters were displayed in online communities and on offline bulletin boards for mothers, and interested participants were recruited. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=20) or a wait-control group (n=19). The program for the experimental group included three educational sessions and six individual self-compassion writing sessions conducted over three weeks, utilizing a video conference platform(Whale-on) and an online survey tool(Naver-form). The measuring instruments used in this study included the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale(CES-D), the Korean Version of the Measure of Self-Compassion Scale(K-SCS), the Korean Version of Parenting Stress Index-Short Form(K-PSI-SF), the Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS), the Life Satisfaction Expectancy Scale(LSES), and the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule(PANAS). All participants completed a pre-test, a post-test, and a follow-up test after four weeks. The results indicated that, compared to the wait-list control group, the experimental group’s levels of self-compassion and subjective well-being significantly increased, while their levels of parenting stress and depression decreased. Finally, the implications and limitations of this study, as well as suggestions for future research, were discussed.
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Research on the psychological resources needed to inhibit non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) remains relatively scarce. This study aimed to translate and validate a Korean version of a scale measuring self-efficacy, a key factor in resisting NSSI across various scenarios. Data were collected from 283 university students. Analyses—factor analysis, correlation analysis, group comparisons, logistic regression, and latent profile analysis —were performed on the Self-Efficacy to Resist NSSI Scale (SER-NSSI). The scale's three-factor structure—risk context, protective context, and reminders context—proved suitable. It displayed significant correlations with related factors and effectively distinguished or predicted individuals with NSSI experiences, aiding in the identification of potential at-risk groups based on subfactors. These findings affirm the scale's reliability and validity. This research offers vital insights for NSSI prevention and recovery and aids in developing clinical intervention strategies.
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Revenge is an act aimed at punishing the perpetrator or returning the inflicted harm, driven by vengefulness. Despite its considerable impact on interpersonal relationships, there remains a valid lack of scales in Korea to systematically measure vengeful tendencies. Consequently, this study sought to validate the Korean version of the Brief Scale of Vengeful Tendencies-11 (K-BSVT-11). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed on a sample of 292 Korean adults, revealing that a two-factor model provided the best fit. While the original scale included a three-factor structure (planning of revenge, resentment, and justification of revenge), this study consolidated these into a two-factor structure: "planning and execution of revenge" and "justification of revenge." This modification may reflect Koreans' tendency to suppress negative emotions, which leads to a greater emphasis on the behavioral and cognitive dimensions over emotional responses in self-report assessments. The K-BSVT-11 exhibited strong internal consistency, and both its convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed. Moreover, men scored significantly higher than women on all subscales of the K-BSVT-11. In terms of age differences, individuals in their 30s registered higher scores in "planning and execution of revenge" compared with those in their 50s. These findings affirm that the K-BSVT-11 is a psychometrically sound measure of vengeful tendencies within the Korean cultural context. The scale is well-suited for use in both research and applied settings to facilitate the early identification of vengeful tendencies and to inform prevention and intervention strategies.
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This study aimed to translate and validate the Communal Narcissism Inventory(CNI) for use within a Korean population. Communal narcissism is characterized by individuals who see themselves as moral and altruistic while believing they play a vital role in social contributions. This research examined the factor structure and validity of the Korean version of the scale through data from 350 adult participants. A bifactor model was employed to analyze the factor structure, revealing that the K-CNI possesses a robust general factor and group factors with limited contributions. Additionally, validity was evaluated through correlations with narcissistic personality traits, the Big Five personality dimensions, and interpersonal characteristics. The findings validate the K-CNI as a reliable and valid measure for assessing communal narcissism in the Korean cultural context. This study provides an extensive overview of the K-CNI validation process and explores its implications for future research and practical applications.