The Korean Journal of Health Psychology
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- P-ISSN1229-070X
- E-ISSN2713-9581
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Influence of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Depression: Mediating Effects of Self-Compassion
Abstract
This study was conducted, aiming to explore the multi-dimensional variables affecting university students' depression and to prepare basic data that could be helpful in counseling and therapeutic interventions to lower their depression levels. For this purpose, this study assumed that the intolerance of uncertainty is a personality trait affecting the students' depression and verified its mediating effect with self-compassion. Recently attention has paid to self-compassion being a factor related to psychological health, as a mediating variable. For this purpose, we collected data from 236 students in a university in South Korea and conducted a correlation analysis and a hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS 22.0. To measure intolerance of uncertainty, the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS) developed by Freeston et al.(1994) was used. To measure self-compassion, a Korean version of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), developed by Kim(2008) was used, and depression was measured using a Korean version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D) developed by Chun(2001). The results of this study are summarized as follows: First, as a result of the correlation analysis, there was a positive correlation between intolerance of uncertainty and depression while there were negative correlations of self-compassion with intolerance of uncertainty and depression. Second, as a result of a hierarchical regression analysis, there was a partial mediating effect of self-compassion in the influence of intolerance of uncertainty on depression. These results suggest that the higher the level of intolerance of uncertainty, the more negatively people react to an ambiguous situation, which directly increases depression. A higer level of intolerance of uncertainty also lowers the level of self-compassion, so people are more inclined to identify themselves with a negative situation or emotion; blame themselves; and treat themselves in an evaluative way, which has an indirect negative influence on their depression. Last, this study discussed its significance, limitations and suggestions for further research based on the above results.
- keywords
- intolerance of uncertainty, self-compassion, depression, 불확실성에 대한 인내력 부족, 자기자비, 우울
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