The Korean Journal of Health Psychology
- KOREAN
- P-ISSN1229-070X
- E-ISSN2713-9581
- KCI
Vol.30 No.1
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This study investigated how mask-wearing and emotion categories influence facial expression recognition and interpersonal perception among college students with and without interpersonal trauma. The Trauma Group (TG) (n = 14) comprised participants with histories of interpersonal trauma, while the No Trauma Group (NTG) (n = 20) included those without such experiences. Participants completed an emotional evaluation task using morphed facial expressions and an interpersonal perception judgment task with neutral facial expressions. A mixed design was employed, featuring a 2 (group: interpersonal trauma vs. no interpersonal trauma) × 2 (mask: worn vs. not worn) × 4 (emotion: happy, angry, afraid, and sad). The dependent variables measured included emotion recognition accuracy, emotion detection time, and interpersonal perception scores. Results indicated that mask-wearing significantly decreased both the accuracy and speed of emotion detection for morphed facial expressions compared to the no-mask condition. Notably, the TG did not exhibit a significant difference in emotion detection time between masked and unmasked morphed facial expressions, unlike the NTG. Additionally, models wearing masks were rated more negatively in terms of trustworthiness, warmth, obedience, and accessibility compared to their unmasked counterparts. These findings underscore important implications, acknowledge study limitations, and propose directions for future research.
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Personality traits, marital adjustment, depression and anxiety are closely interrelated, and their complex interrelationships can differ between ambivalent and supportive social ties. This study investigated the intricate pattern of these interrelationships among personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, openness to experience, neuroticism), three dimensions of marital adjustment (spousal consensus, spousal cohesion, marital satisfaction), depression, and anxiety using network analyses. The network structure was characterized, and centrality indices of strength and bridge strength were examined. Group differences between ambivalent and supportive social ties were also assessed using the Network Comparison Test. Results based on a sample of 485 married adults (Mage=54.38) revealed that depression, anxiety, and neuroticism were densely interrelated and negatively connected to marital satisfaction. Depression, neuroticism, and spousal consensus were identified as central nodes, and depression and neuroticism were central bridge nodes in the network. The connections of conscientiousness and spousal consensus, and neuroticism and marital satisfaction were found only in the supportive ties, whereas the connection of agreeableness and depression was stronger in supportive ties than in ambivalent ties. The findings underscore that focusing on strength-based personality traits and spousal consensus could be beneficial for effective intervention efforts.
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This study aimed to explore the psychological mechanisms by which women’s self-objectification contributes to disordered eating, specifically examining the sequential mediating roles of emotion dysregulation and depression. A total of 158 Korean women (mean age=39.16) completed self-reported measures assessing self-objectification, emotion dysregulation, depression, and disordered eating. The findings indicated that women’s self-objectification was directly linked to disordered eating, with this relationship mediated by emotion dysregulation and depression. However, contrary to expectations, emotion dysregulation and depression did not sequentially mediate the connection between self-objectification and disordered eating. Further analysis of the various aspects of emotion dysregulation revealed that the relationship between women’s self-objectification and disordered eating was sequentially mediated only by the strategies, goals, and clarity components of emotion dysregulation and depression. This study contributes to the existing literature by elucidating the processes through which women’s self-objectification leads to disordered eating and underscores the importance of addressing self-objectification and emotion dysregulation in interventions.
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This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of emotion dysregulation in the relationship between childhood trauma and depression, as well as the moderated mediating effect of interoceptive awareness within this mediation model. To assess each variable, we utilized the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form, the Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale, the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness. An online self-report questionnaire was administered to women in their 20s living in Seoul, resulting in a sample of 313 participants. The findings confirmed a partial mediating effect of emotion dysregulation in the relationship between childhood trauma and depression. Furthermore, interoceptive awareness was found to moderate this mediation process, albeit in a direction contrary to our original hypothesis. These results underscore the potential for a more nuanced understanding of the connection between trauma and depression. The study also discusses its implications and limitations.
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The purpose of this study is to investigate how risk-taking tendency, egocentricity, and self-control relate to stock addiction and how significantly these factors affect it. To achieve this, a survey was conducted with 300 adults nationwide, all over the age of 19 and with stock investment experience. Descriptive statistical analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were performed to understand the main effects of variables and the interaction effect (modulating effect) of self-control. The analysis revealed that risk-taking tendency and self-centeredness had a significant positive correlation with stock addiction, while self-control exhibited a significant negative correlation with stock addiction. Additionally, the multilinear regression analysis indicated that the main effects of risk-taking tendency and self-centeredness were significant, and self-control was found to moderate the relationship between self-centeredness and stock addiction. Based on the study's findings, the discussion focused on implications for psychological interventions in stock addiction. The significance and limitations of this study were also addressed, and suggestions for future research directions were provided.
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This study aimed to examine the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and academic procrastination in initiation and completion among college students, while also investigating how the sub-factors of self-criticism—blame, monitoring, and comparing—moderate this relationship. An online survey was conducted with 327 college students from four regions in South Korea. Data were analyzed using correlation analysis with SPSS 27.0, and the moderating effects were assessed using Model 1 of the PROCESS macro. The results are as follows: First, socially prescribed perfectionism was found to be positively correlated with academic completion procrastination but showed no significant correlation with academic initiation procrastination. Second, socially prescribed perfectionism exhibited a significant positive correlation with the self-criticism sub-factors—blame, monitoring, and comparing—as well as with academic completion procrastination. Third, the sub-factors of self-criticism—, specifically monitoring and comparing—, significantly moderated the relationship between socially prescribed perfectionism and academic completion procrastination. This finding suggests that individuals with high levels of socially prescribed perfectionism who engage in excessive monitoring and comparing are more likely to experience academic completion procrastination. Therefore, interventions aimed at reducing these behaviors may be beneficial in alleviating academic procrastination. The study also discusses its implications and limitations.
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This study aimed to adapt and validate a Korean version of the Compassion Scale (CS) developed by Pommier et al. (2019). A survey was conducted with adults aged 19 years or more. Factor analysis results indicated that the four-factor correlated model demonstrated acceptable fit indices and factor loadings. However, kindness and mindfulness factors showed a high correlation. The three-factor (kindness, common humanity, and indifference) ESEM model, in which kindness and mindfulness were combined into a single factor, showed the most appropriate factor structure. The internal consistency of the Korean version of the Compassion Scale (K-CS) and its subscales was satisfactory. Validity testing revealed that the K-CS had significant positive correlations with Compassionate Love, Empathic Concern, and Social Connectedness scales. After controlling for demographic variables and social desirability, hierarchical regression analysis revealed that compassion significantly accounted for additional variance in mental well-being and prosocial behavior. These results suggest that the K-CS is a reliable and valid tool for measuring compassion towards others. Implications and limitations of this study, along with suggestions for future research, are discussed.
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Trauma-experienced individuals often feel shame, a self-conscious emotion linked to a negative overall evaluation of the self, during and after a traumatic event as they re-evaluate and interpret it. Shame is a significant predictor of psychological distress and PTSD symptoms. This study aimed to establish the reliability and validity of the Trauma-Related Shame Inventory (TRSI) after adapting it for the Korean population. To achieve this, we analyzed the psychometric properties of the K-TRSI through parallel and Rasch analyses, as well as convergent and discriminant validity tests. Participants included 390 adults who had experienced a traumatic event, and data were collected via an online survey. The results indicated that the one-factor model of the K-TRSI was adequate, the response categories of the items were appropriate, and there were no gender-specific discriminant items. Furthermore, correlation analyses with posttraumatic stress symptoms, trauma-related guilt, and self-compassion demonstrated that the K-TRSI is a valid tool for measuring trauma-related shame. The potential applications of the K-TRSI in various clinical and research settings were discussed, along with the study’s limitations and directions for future research.
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This study aimed to translate the Revised Aggression Questionnaire (BWAQ) by Buss and Warren into Korean and to validate the Korean version of the scale using Messick's (1995) six aspects of validity, with a focus on structural, external, and substantive validity. The research utilized confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, and the Rasch model-based rating scale model. Participants included individuals aged 19 and older from 510 communities, and data were collected on various forms and levels of aggression, as well as personality traits, using the BWAQ, STAXI-K, RPQ, and NEO Adult PAS Short Form. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis identified five factors: physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, hostility, and indirect aggression. In contrast to the original version, which includes 34 items across five factors, the Korean version of the BWAQ consists of 33 items distributed across the same five factors. Correlation analysis with criterion scales confirmed both discrimination and convergent validity. Applying Rasch-based rating scale models for each factor revealed that a 5-point rating scale was appropriate. Misfit was detected in two items: item 2 of the hostility factor and item 3 of the anger factor. Additionally, differential item functioning was noted in three items: item 7 of the anger factor, item 33 of the hostility factor, and item 34 of the indirect aggression factor. Finally, the study discusses the implications and limitations of the BWAQ, including its utility.