The Relationships between Life Stress and Psychological Symptoms: Effects of Perceived Social Support and Coping Style
Jeeyoung Lim
(Hoseo University)
Hyun-kyun Shin
(Chonnam University)
Hee Kyung Kim
(Hanawon Minisity of Unification)
Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology / Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, (E)2733-4538
2010, v.29 no.2, pp.631-638
https://doi.org/10.15842/kjcp.2010.29.2.018
Lim,
J., Shin,
H., &
Kim,
H.
K.
(2010). The Relationships between Life Stress and Psychological Symptoms: Effects of Perceived Social Support and Coping Style. Korean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 29(2), 631-638, https://doi.org/10.15842/kjcp.2010.29.2.018
Abstract
This study investigated the relationships between life stress and psychological symptoms, the moderating effects of perceived social support and coping style among North Korean refugees. Participants were 202 North Korean refugees(59 males, 143 females). The results indicated that the relationships between psychological symptoms and life stress, perceived social support, and passive coping were significant, whereas those between psychological symptoms and active coping were not. Multiple regression analyses showed that life stress, perceived social support, and passive coping predicted participants' psychological symptoms. The interaction effects between the variables were not significant. In the discussion, we address the meanings and implications of these findings.
- keywords
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North Korean refugees,
life stress,
perceived social support,
coping style,
psychological Symptoms
- Submission Date
- 2010-02-03
- Revised Date
- 2010-04-01
- Accepted Date
- 2010-04-21