Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the sequential mediating effects of collective self-esteem and self-silencing on the relationship between perceived gender discrimination and psychological distress. 350 female workers of 20-30s participated in this study. Regression analyses and tests of indirect effects using bootstrapping revealed that there were direct effect of gender discrimination affecting psychological distress, as well as an indirect effect of collective self-esteem leading to self-silencing which then affects psychological distress. These results suggest that the sequential path of collective self-esteem and self-silencing may be important mechanism through which gender discrimination contributes to an increased risk of psychological distress. Based on these findings, implications of this study, suggestions for intervention and future tasks were discussed.