Relationship of Self-Esteem, Stability of Self-Esteem, Self-Concept Clarity and Psychological Adjustment

본 연구에서는 자기개념의 내용적 측면과 구조적 측면을 구분하고, 이를 대표하는 구성개념인 자존감, 자존감 안정성, 자기개념 명료성 간의 관계 및 이들 변인과 심리적 적응과의 관계를 탐색하였다. 이를 위해 자존감 척도(RSES), 자존감 안정성 척도(SSES), 자기개념 명료성 척도(SCCS)로 자기개념을 측정한 결과, 세 변인 간에는 서로 유의미한 상관이 나타났다. 이들 변인과 개인의 심리적 적응과의 관계를 탐색하기 위해 주관적 안녕감과 정신건강 지표를 준거변인으로 하여 위계적회귀분석과 다중회귀분석을 실시하였으며 주요 결과는 다음과 같았다. 먼저 주관적 안녕감의 경우, 자존감을 통제한 위계적회귀분석에서 자존감 안정성은 유의미한 증분 설명량을 보였으나, 자기개념 명료성은 증분 설명량을 나타내지 못했다. 다중회귀분석 결과 자존감은 주관적 안녕감을 예언하는 가장 중요한 변인으로 확인되었으며, 자기개념 명료성은 유의미하지 않았다. 하지만 우울, 불안, 스트레스로 구성된 정신건강 변인에서는 차별적인 패턴이 발견되었다. 자존감을 통제한 회귀분석에서 자존감 안정성, 자기개념 명료성 모두 증분 설명량을 보였으며, 우울, 불안, 스트레스 모두에서 자존감보다 설명량이 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 다중회귀분석 결과에서도 자존감 안정성이 정신건강 변인을 예언하는 가장 중요한 변인으로 나타났으며, 자존감의 설명력이 가장 낮았다. 마지막으로 본 연구결과에 대한 의의와 제한점, 그리고 추후 연구 방향에 대해 논의하였다.

keywords: self-concept, self-esteem, stability of self-esteem, self-concept clarity, subjective well-being, psychological health, 자기개념, 자존감, 자존감 안정성, 자기개념 명료성, 주관적 안녕감, 정신건강

Abstract

This study distinguished the content and structural aspects of self-concept and examined the relationships between self-esteem, stability of self-esteem, and self-concept clarity, and the relationship between those variables and psychological adjustment. Self-concept was measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Stability of Self-Esteem Scale, and Self-Concept Clarity Scale. There was a significant correlation among the three variables. Hierarchical and multiple regressions were used, with subjective well-being and mental health index as criterion variables, to investigate the relationship between the three variables and the individual’s psychological adjustment. Hierarchical regression showed that after controlling for self-esteem, the stability of self-esteem strongly predicted subjective well-being and accounted for an additional variance; however, self-concept clarity did not explain any incremental variance. Multiple regression revealed that self-esteem is the most predictable variable for subjective well-being, but self-concept clarity did not show any significant relation. However, the mental health index constructed with depression, anxiety and stress had a discriminative pattern. Regression controlled for self-esteem and demonstrated that the stability of self-esteem and self-concept clarity explain any incremental variances. The variances were higher than those of self-esteem in every criterion variable. Multiple regression also showed that the stability of self- esteem is the most accountable variable in predicting the mental health index, and that the variance of self-esteem was lower than that of self-concept clarity. Finally, a number of implications, limitations and suggestions for future research were discussed.

keywords: self-concept, self-esteem, stability of self-esteem, self-concept clarity, subjective well-being, psychological health, 자기개념, 자존감, 자존감 안정성, 자기개념 명료성, 주관적 안녕감, 정신건강

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Relationship of Self-Esteem, Stability of Self-Esteem, Self-Concept Clarity and Psychological Adjustment

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