The purpose of this study was to explore the role of acceptance for differences and conflict resolution strategies on the association between Big 5 personality traits and couple relationship satisfaction. The Acceptance for Differences in Couple Relationships Scale (ADCRS) and other self-reporting scales were administered to 300 adults. The ADCRS was positively correlated with openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and positive conflict resolution strategies, and negatively correlated with neuroticism and negative conflict resolution strategies. The ADCRS showed a stronger effect on relationship satisfaction than conflict resolution strategies. The mediation roles of acceptance for differences and conflict resolution strategy in the association between personality traits and couple relationship satisfaction were different depending on personality traits. Also, the effect of personality traits on couple satisfaction, and the mediating effect of acceptance for differences were stronger in men than in women. Finally, Implications and limitations of the study have been discussed.
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of dating violence victim experience on interpersonal problems, and to verify whether resilience has a moderating effect as a protective factor. For this purpose, dating violence(psychological, physical, sexual) and interpersonal problem(aggressive, detached, compliant) were subdivided by type. And by analyzing the data of 121 adult men and women who experienced dating violence, the relationship between their experiences of dating violence and interpersonal problems was examined, and the moderating effect of resilience in these relationship was verified. As a result, psychological violence was positively correlated with all types of interpersonal problems, physical violence was with aggressive and compliant interpersonal problems, and sexual violence was with detached and compliant interpersonal problems. All types of interpersonal problems showed negative correlation with resilience. Also, it was found that the moderating effect of resilience was significant only in the relationship between sexual dating violence and compliant type interpersonal problems. The significance and limitations of this study were discussed in the discussion.
The low acceptance of sexual minorities in Korean culture promotes discrimination and prejudice against them, which can negatively affect their mental health. Therefore, we attempted to replicate Deitz (2015), which investigated the mediation effect of expecting rejection experiences in the relationship between sexual orientation microaggression and psychological well-being. To this end, we conducted an online survey of 158 Korean gay, lesbian, bisexual and pansexual in their twenties. The results revealed that sexual orientation microaggression and rejection sensitivity were positively correlated, whereas rejection sensitivity and psychological well-being were negatively correlated. However, the correlation between sexual orientation microaggression and psychological well-being was not significant. Furthermore, the indirect effect of rejection sensitivity in the relationship between sexual orientation microaggression and psychological well-being was found significant, but that the direct effect of sexual orientation microaggression and psychological well-being was not. Taken together, these results were consistent with those found in Deitz (2015), which showed only the indirect effect of expecting rejection experiences in the relationship between sexual orientation microaggression and psychological well-being. This study suggests that the mechanism of how discrimination experience affects mental health is the same in cultures with different acceptance levels of sexual minorities. The implications of these results are discussed for clinical and counseling interventions that could help reduce the negative impact of discrimination experiences on mental health of sexual minorities. In addition, the direction of future research is presented to address the limitations of the present study in terms of research design and sampling.
This study was conducted to validate the K-SIAMA by translating the Sexual Image-Based Abuse Myth Acceptance (SIAMA) scale developed by Powell et al. (2019) into Korean and verifying its reliability and validity. In study 1, data from 215 people were collected, factor analysis was performed, and 16 items were confirmed. In study 2, confirmative factor analysis on 321 people showed a good fitness in the two factors as the original version; minimization/excuse and blame. Appropriate convergent-discriminant validity was confirmed through correlation with the Rape Myth Scale, Online-version Sex Addiction Scale, and Conflict Tactic Scale-2. Also, as a result of comparing the differences between groups according to whether or not they committed image-based sexual violence, significant differences were found in K-SIAMA. As a result of verifying the half-reliability, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability, K-SIAMA was confirmed to be a reliable measure. This scale can be widely used in future research on online sexual violence, including digital sex crimes in Korea. The implications and limitations of the study and suggestions for further studies were discussed.
This study examined moderating effect of proactive personality on the relation of job autonomy, social support, job engagement and job burnout among female workers. Furthermore, the structural relations were compared between female office workers and labor workers. Survey data from 371 female workers over the age of 19, out of them, 244 were office workers and 127 were labor workers. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results of this study showed that the relation of job autonomy, social support, job engagement and job burnout were significanttly moderated by proactive personality. The results of multi-group analysis also indicated that the structural model differed between the two groups. Implications and limitations of this study and counseling intervention for female workers in Korea are discussed.
This study examined the influence of young women’s belief in the just world(BJW) on their depression, focusing on contextual factors understanding women's depression. Specifically, this study tested the mediating effect of sense of control in the relationship between belief in the just world and depression, and further examined the moderated mediation effect of women’s support in the mediation model. A total of 271 young women completed the following questionnaires: Belief in a Just World Scale (K-BJWS), Mastery Scale, Hopelessness Depression Questionnaire Korean Version, Women’s Support Scale. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and PROCESS 3.5. The results of this study are as follows. First, a sense of control has been shown to mediate the relationship between belief in the just world and depression. Second, women’s support moderated the mediating effect of sense of control. Based on these results, we discussed the significance of this study's findings and strategies for counseling intervention. Lastly, limitations of this study and suggestions for further study were also discussed.
The purpose of this study is to understand the re-adaptation experiences of families living in China after returning home, focusing on the parental roles of mothers of adolescent children. The study participants were three mothers from returning families who had adolescent children who lived in Shanghai, China for more than two years and had lived in Korea for less than three years. The research method used narrative inquiry, which is one of the qualitative research methods, to understand and explore the meaning of the study participants' experiences of residing in China and re-adaptation after returning home. As a result of this study, the study participants experienced the strengthening of family cohesion in overseas residence. After returning home, through the experience of educating their children, they felt the confusion and problematic awareness of Korean education, and thought about better education and the role of parents. They experienced personal growth in the process, and the strengthened family cohesion while living abroad became a positive resource for readjustment after returning home. This study will be able to broaden the understanding of returning families and provide basic data for developing women's counseling and family counseling services and educational programs.