Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues
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Vol.32 No.1
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This study aims to examined the mediating effects of gender role conflict, public stigma, and self-stigma on the relationship between depression and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among men. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted by 440 adult males in Korea. Mplus 8.7 program was used to test the structural equation model, the results showed that gender role conflict, social stigma, and self-stigma increased as men’s depression level increased, and professional help-seeking attitudes were negatively related. Bootstrapping confirmed the significance of the mediating effects and found that men’s gender role conflict, social stigma, and self-stigma sequentially mediated the relationship between depression and professional help-seeking attitudes. The findings of this study identify mechanisms that influence low help-seeking tendencies among men who experience depression. Implications for counseling and psychoeducational interventions, significance, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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This study examined the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between perceived social support and learned helplessness among male homeless individuals. Data were collected from 232 male homeless individuals residing in temporary shelters, self-reliance facilities, and rehabilitation facilities in Seoul. The findings indicated that first, individuals who were employed or had shorter durations of homelessness exhibited higher levels of self-efficacy, while those who were unemployed or perceived their health as poor showed higher levels of learned helplessness. Second, after controlling for the duration of homelessness, employment status, and health status, social support was found to have a significant positive effect on self-efficacy. Simultaneously, self-efficacy exerted a significant negative effect on learned helplessness. Third, self-efficacy was found to have a full mediating effect on the relationship between social support and learned helplessness. Based on these findings, this study discussed practical intervention strategies aimed at mitigating learned helplessness by enhancing self-efficacy within the homeless population.
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This study examined whether latent profiles could be identified based on the targets and levels of coming out among young sexual minority adults (LGBTQ+) living in South Korea, and whether the identified latent profiles differed in quality of life, workplace difficulties, depression, and other mental health-related variables. In addition, this study investigated whether internalized homophobia, time taken to accept their identity, and sense of connection to the LGBTQ+ community predicted latent profile membership. Using data from the 2021 Survey on Social Needs and Living Conditions of Young Sexual Minorities, latent profile analysis was conducted with a sample of 1,570 participants, resulting in the identification of five latent profiles. Internalized homophobia and community connectedness significantly predicted latent profile membership, whereas time taken to accept their identity did not show a significant effect. Furthermore, significant differences across latent profiles were found in depression, workplace difficulties, and subjective happiness; however, no significant differences were observed in overall quality of life. Notably, the fifth profile—characterized by selective disclosure to workplaces, mental health professionals, and medical providers (“workplace-professional disclosure type”)—exhibited the highest level of depression, while also reporting the highest level of subjective happiness and the lowest level of workplace difficulties. Based on these findings, implications for understanding coming out experiences and mental health among young sexual minorities in South Korea are discussed, along with the study’s limitations and directions for future research.
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This study examined the psychological mechanism underlying Koreans’ prosocial behavior in social crisis from the perspective of cultural and individual characteristics. Specifically, we investigated how family expansionism, a cultural characteristic perceiving social structures through a family system, influence donation intention in social crisis. A total of 100 South Korean adults participated in an online survey and were exposed to two social crisis scenarios described in an individual-centered narrative format. In each context, participants reported their crisis perception, personal responsibility perception, national responsibility perception, and donation intention. Across both crisis contexts, higher family expansionism was associated with perceiving social crisis at a national level and stronger donation intentions. Mediation analyses revealed a significant indirect effect through crisis perception. Moreover, personal responsibility peception significantly mediated the sequential pathway from family expansionism to crisis perception and donation intention. Although mean differences emerged between the two crisis contexts, the structural pattern of the psychological mechanism was consistent across contexts. Based on these results, this study highlighted the role and influence of family expansionism on the prosocial behavior of Koreans.
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The present study aims to validate the Acceptance of Modern Myths About Sexual Aggression Scale–21 (AMMSA-21) for use in the Korean context. The AMMSA-21 was developed to measure the degree of acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression, including sexual harassment, sexual bullying, and sexual violence within intimate relationships. In this study, the AMMSA-21 was translated to suit the Korean context, and a generalized partial credit model, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), measurement invariance testing, and convergent validity analysis were conducted on 605 Korean adult men and women aged 19 years or older. First, the generalized partial credit model was used to examine the difficulty and discrimination parameters of 50 items, including the 29 preliminary items employed during the development of the original scale. Second, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) were conducted to derive a factor structure appropriate for the domestic situation, and as a result, 24 items consisting of three factor structures (myths about victim distrust, distorted myths about of sexual consent, and myths about justification of sexual aggression) were selected. Third, the results of the measurement invariance test indicated that configural invariance and weak invariance were established, but strong invariance was not supported. Fourth, convergent validity and correlations with a criterion measure were analyzed, confirming that the AMMSA-21 scale adequately reflects beliefs and characteristics related to sexual aggression. By establishing the reliability and validity of the AMMSA-21, this study provides foundational data that may inform sexual violence prevention and intervention strategies.