Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회지)

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The effects of negative life events in pre-adulthood on adulthood depression: Mediator effect of interpersonal maladjustment

성인기이전의 부정적 생활사건 경험이 성인기 우울에 미치는 영향: 대인관계 부적응의 매개효과

  • Jung, Joo Won (Department of Home Economics Education, Dongguk University)
  • 정주원 (동국대학교 가정교육학과)
  • Received : 2014.08.22
  • Accepted : 2014.12.22
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine depression in adulthood caused by the influence of negative life events (disaster accident, physical violence and emotional abuse) in pre-adulthood and explore the mediator effect of interpersonal maladjustment. To carry out such task, 974 people who have had negative life event experiences before the age of 18 were chosen based on the data from the 2012 Korean General Social Survey(KGSS) and Stata 10.0 was used to do the analysis. As a result, it was found that there was a direct relationship between negative life events in pre-adulthood and depression in adulthood. Specifically, experiences from an accident or disaster had a direct impact on depression. Moreover, experiences of physical violence and emotional abuse not only had a direct influence on depression, but also through maladjustment, it had an indirectly partial mediator effect that increases the chances of depression. Through this result, it was evident that negative life events from pre-adulthood had a negative effect on continuous interpersonal maladjustment as well as psychological welfare throughout the adulthood. Therefore, there needs to be thorough prevention measures on negative life events in pre-adulthood and strongly take post treatment into consideration. Through building a safe life environment, great deal of social support from social organizations should be prepared systematically.

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