본 연구는 정서인식명확성이 인지적 정서조절을 매개로 심리적 안녕감과 우울에 미치는 영향을 검증하여 청소년들의 긍정적인 발달과 적응을 증진시킬 수 있는 방안을 모색하고자 실시하였다. 이를 위해 수도권과 충청지역에 거주하는 중,고등학생 544명을 대상으로 인지적 정서조절전략 척도(CERQ), 심리적 안녕감 척도(PWBS), 우울 척도(CES-D). 특질 상위-기분 척도(TMMS)를 사용하여 설문을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 우울은 부정적 인지적 정서조절과 정적 상관을 보였으며 정서인식명확성, 심리적 안녕감, 적응적 인지적정서조절과는 부적 상관을 보였다. 심리적 안녕감은 적응적 인지적 정서조절과는 정적상관을, 부적응적 인지적 정서조절과 부적상관을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 정서인식명확성이 심리적 안녕감과 우울에 영향을 미칠 때 적응적 인지적 정서조절과 부적응적 인지적 정서조절이 이를 부분매개 하였다. 셋째, 정서인식명확성이 심리적 안녕감과 우울에 미치는 영향에서 적응적 인지적 정서조절의 간접효과는 둘 다 유의미하였다. 반면, 정서인식명확성이 우울에 미치는 영향에서는 부적응적 인지적 정서조절의 간접효과가 유의미했지만, 정서인식명확성이 부적응적 인지적 정서조절을 통해 심리적 안녕감에 미치는 간접효과는 유의미하지 않았다. 마지막으로 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 하여 본 연구의 의의와 한계점을 논의하였다.
This study examined the influence of emotional awareness of adolescents on depression and psychological well-being, with cognitive emotion regulation as a mediator. To measure emotional awareness, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) developed by Salovey et al.(1995) was used. To measure cognitive emotion regulation, a Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) developed by Garnefski et al.(2001) was used, and depression was measured using a Korean version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). To measure Psychological Well-being, the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) developed by Ryff(1989) was used. Structural equation modeling with AMOS was employed for analysis. The results of the study were as follows. First, all the variables have meaningful positive or negative correlations. Secondly, the direct effect of cognitive emotion regulation on emotional awareness was significant, and the mediating effects of adaptive cognitive emotional regulation between emotional awareness and psychological well-being, as well as depression, were significant. However, the mediating effect of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation between emotional awareness and psychological well-being and depression was not significant. Finally, the implications and limitations of the study were discussed.
This study examined the influence of emotional awareness of adolescents on depression and psychological well-being, with cognitive emotion regulation as a mediator. To measure emotional awareness, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) developed by Salovey et al.(1995) was used. To measure cognitive emotion regulation, a Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) developed by Garnefski et al.(2001) was used, and depression was measured using a Korean version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). To measure Psychological Well-being, the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) developed by Ryff(1989) was used. Structural equation modeling with AMOS was employed for analysis. The results of the study were as follows. First, all the variables have meaningful positive or negative correlations. Secondly, the direct effect of cognitive emotion regulation on emotional awareness was significant, and the mediating effects of adaptive cognitive emotional regulation between emotional awareness and psychological well-being, as well as depression, were significant. However, the mediating effect of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation between emotional awareness and psychological well-being and depression was not significant. Finally, the implications and limitations of the study were discussed.
