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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology

The Effcts of Social Comparison Motive and Control on Psychological Adjustment of the Hemodialysis Patients

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2009, v.14 no.4, pp.743-759
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2009.14.4.004



Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of social comparison motive and control on psychological adjustment of hemodialysis patients with an end-stage renal disease and to provide basic data for effective psychological intervention to the psychological maladjustment in hemodialysis patients. In order to do this, Self- Control Schedule, Social Comparison Motive, and Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale-Self Report are administered to 131 hemodialysis patients with ESRD at twelve hospitals in Seoul, Busan, and Kyung-in area. The results are as follows. Firstly, in the degree of psychological adjustment, the upward comparison group show no significant differences from the downward comparison group. Second, the high control group show higher levels of psychological adjustment than the low control group. Third, the interaction effect between social comparison motive and control on psychological adjustment show differences. That is, the upward comparison group in high control show higher levels of psychological adjustment than the downward comparison group. Thanks to the result of this study, the Psychological Adjustment of patients with an end-stage renal disease, who are in the situation under which it is impossible for them to have real expectation for perfect cures, can be dealt with more in death. Specifically speaking, through a proper psychological intervention, when we approach the patients, it can be used in a expansive cure for the patients

keywords
Hemodialysis, Psychological Adjustment, Social Comparison Motive, Control, 만성신부전, 사회비교추구, 통제감, 심리적 적응

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