The Korean Journal of Health Psychology
- P-ISSN : 1229-070X
- E-ISSN : 2713-9581
- Publisher : Korean Health Psychological Association
- CCL :
9papers in this issue.
This study aimed to derive consensus of adolescent suicide counseling experts on suicide risk factors of adolescents. A literature review was conducted focusing on meta-research about adolescent suicide risk factors. After classifying identified factors based on the biopsychosocial model, a Delphi questionnaire was drafted. Three Delphi surveys were conducted to reach a consensus on adolescent suicide risk factors for 73 counselors with experience in counseling for suicide adolescents. SPSS 21.0 statistical program was employed as a data processing method. Demographic characteristics were identified through descriptive statistics and frequency analysis. The ratio of expert consensus was obtained through frequency analysis and adopted as a risk factor for adolescent suicide if the consensus ratio was more than 80%. As a result of this study, a total of 50 risk factors were derived. Based on research results, discussions, implications, and follow-up research are suggested.
The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of rumination moderated by entrapment in the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI). This study selected young adults aged 19 to 35 years as study subjects utilizing The Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation, Maladaptive Perfectionism Scale, Korean- Ruminative Response Scale, and Entrapment Scale. Data of 320 participants were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics v22.0 and Hayes (2022) PROCESS Macro v4.0. Results of this study are summarized as follows. First, the mediating effect of rumination in the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism and NSSI was insignificant. Second, the moderating effect of entrapment in the relationship between rumination and NSSI was significant. Third, the moderated mediating effect of entrapment in the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism, rumination, and NSSI was significant. Finally, clinical significance, therapeutic implications, and limitations of this study are discussed.
The study aimed to identify the link between emotional contagion and indirect trauma that could occur when contacting SNS information related to the Itaewon disaster (10.29) and to seek solutions to problems that could effectively solve indirect trauma. For this purpose, a survey was conducted using a scale that could measure attachment styles, social media emotional contagion, and indirect trauma caused by the Itaewon disaster. A total of 211 Korean adults were surveyed. According to results of this study, first, anxiety-attachment had significant and positive correlations with SNS emotional contagion and indirect trauma. However, avoidance-attachment had a significant negative correlation with SNS emotional contagion, although it was unrelated to indirect trauma. Second, anxiety-attachment increased the level of indirect trauma through SNS emotional contagion, while high avoidance-attachment decreased the level of SNS emotional contagion and indirect trauma as a result of confirming the mediating effect of SNS emotional contagion according to attachment styles. These results suggest that individuals with a high anxiety-attachment style are more likely to be emotionally contagious after encountering a traumatic event through SNS and eventually experience indirect trauma. On the other hand, in the case of avoidance-attachment, it means that the level of SNS emotional contagion and indirect trauma can be lowered by avoiding related emotions even when contacting trauma through SNS. These results can be used as a basis to provide prevention and psychotherapeutic intervention for indirect trauma not only for those who have contacted the Itaewon disaster through SNS, but also for those who have experienced various catastrophic events through SNS.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between media use and harmful environments of adolescents who have experienced gambling games using network analysis, and to derive youth illegal online gambling prevention and intervention measures. After selecting analysis variables for each media, behavior, drug, and business area based on youth media use and harmful environment survey data, network estimation and visualization, centrality, stability, accuracy, and network comparison analysis were performed. Results revealed no difference in the relationship between network of media use and harmful environments of gambling game youth in 2020 or 2022. Youth gambling problem was found to be closely related to addiction problems such as alcohol, tobacco, and pornography. To break this influence, management and supervision of indoor sports facilities, delivery orders, restaurants/restaurants, entertainment/short bars, night/music clubs, and video/DVD rooms are required as channels for alcohol, tobacco, pornography (SNS, Internet/mobile messengers) and alcohol/cigarettes. Finally, the significance and implications of research results are proposed.
This study focused on the fact that active social interaction could alleviate psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, and somatization among older adults, confirming the mediating effect of alexithymia. Online survey data were collected on active social activities, alexithymia, depression, anxiety, and somatization symptoms of 213 older adults aged 65 to 85 years. Results indicated that active social interaction had negative relationships with depression, anxiety, and somatization in older adults. This means that people who actively interact with those around them experience less psychological distress. In addition, mediation analysis revealed that the association of active social interaction with depression, anxiety, and somatization was mediated by alexithymia. In other words, actively interacting with others benefits overall psychological health by allowing individuals to become more aware of and better describe their emotions. These results suggest that active interactions with others in old age makes awareness of one's emotions clearer and ultimately maintains mental health.
This study aimed to translate and validate the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) into Korean, a new scale for measuring alexithymia that could separately reflect positive and negative emotions. A sample of 300 adults aged 19 and above was surveyed. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to identify the factor structure that could best fit the K-PAQ. The convergent validity was evaluated against established alexithymia scales, TAS-20K and K-BVAQ. Additionally, concurrent validity was assessed concerning emotional difficulties and emotion regulation. Results revealed that the bifactor model comprising Positive DIF, Negative DIF, Positive DDF, Negative DDF, and EOT as group factors and a general factor was the best fit for the K-PAQ. The K-PAQ significantly predicted emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety, stress, somatization and repression. In conclusion, the K-PAQ exhibited a stable factor structure that accounted for emotional valence and demonstrated higher internal consistency compared to existing scales, confirming that it could be used as a reliable and valid tool for measuring alexithymia.
The purpose of this study was to translate and validate the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving(CIT) and its short version, the Brief Inventory of Thriving(BIT), in the Korean context. To achieve this, CIT and BIT items were translated into Korean through a cross-cultural validation process. Data were collected from 645 Korean adults via an online survey. Results of reliability and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that both K-CIT and K-BIT demonstrated good internal consistency. The 18-factor structure of the K-CIT and the single-factor structure of the K-BIT showed the best fit for the data. Analysis of convergent and discriminant validity revealed that K-CIT and K-BIT showed moderate correlations with positive and negative emotions and strong correlations with life satisfaction and meaning in life. An analysis of mean differences in the K-BIT based on demographic characteristics revealed no significant differences in gender or age, while significantly higher scores were observed for those who were married, who had a relatively higher income, and who had a religious affiliation. These findings suggest that both K-CIT and K-BIT are reliable and valid tools for assessing psychological thriving in Korean adults. Further research directions and practical implications of K-CIT and K-BIT are discussed.
This study aimed to validate the Korean version of the External and Internal Shame Scale (K-EISS). A total of 738 Korean university students completed the K-EISS and mental health questionnaires. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a single-factor model had a better fit for the data than a two-factor model. The internal consistency and the test-retest reliability of K-EISS were 0.89 and 0.94 respectively, which were acceptable. Convergent validity for K-EISS was supported since they had a significant correlation with both KISI and ISS. K-EISS significantly correlated with mental health variables, which supported a concurrent validity. K-EISS explained mental health variables even after controlling for other shame scales (ISS, KISI), which supported an incremental validity. Lastly, clinical implications and study limitations were discussed.
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between positive gambling attitudes and gambling curiosity in relation to the impact of adolescents' stock and coin investment experiences on illegal gambling behavior and gambling problems. For this purpose, a total of 2,150 data were collected from a panel of adolescents through an online survey. Using the collected data, descriptive statistics and correlational analysis were conducted on all variables, and in parallel a multiple mediation model test was conducted to examine whether positive gambling attitudes and gambling curiosity mediate the relationship between stock and coin investment experience and illegal gambling behaviour and problem gambling. The results showed that adolescents' stock and coin investment experience was significantly positively related to illegal gambling behaviour, problem gambling, positive gambling attitudes and gambling curiosity. Parallel multiple mediation model analysis using Hayes' PROCESS Macro revealed that positive gambling attitudes and gambling curiosity mediated the relationship between stock/coin investment experience and illegal gambling behaviour and gambling problems. Among the mediating pathways, gambling curiosity was shown to have a stronger indirect effect than positive gambling attitudes. Based on these findings, practical and policy measures to respond to problem gambling among adolescents are discussed.