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The Mediation effect of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship between Personality Factors and Stress Coping Strategies in college students -Focus on Neuroticism and Conscientiousness-

대학생의 성격요인과 스트레스 대처방식과의 관계에 대한 자기효능감의 매개효과 -신경증과 성실성을 중심으로-

  • Baek, Yu-Mi (Dept. of Education Counseling and Psychology, Graduate School of Cyber, Joongbu University)
  • 백유미 (중부대학교 원격대학원 교육상담심리학과)
  • Received : 2017.03.07
  • Accepted : 2017.06.09
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify the mediating effects of self-efficacy in correlation between conscientiousness and neuroticism among the Big Five personality traits and stress coping strategies. The following two study questions were formulated. Study Question 1: What is the correlation between the Big Five personality traits, stress coping strategies, and self-efficacy Study Question 2: Among the Big Five personality traits, conscientiousness and neuroticism are selected as clinically very meaningful variables that represent mental health in undergraduates. If so, does self-efficacy play a mediating role in the correlation between conscientiousness and neuroticism and stress coping strategies To verify the two study questions, the Big Five personality traits, stress coping strategies scale, and self-efficacy scale were measured for a sample of 462 freshmen attending D University located in Chungcheong. First, according to the results of correlation analysis, neuroticism and self-efficacy showed a negative correlation, and conscientiousness showed a positive correlation. Regarding the Big Five personality traits and stress coping strategies, conscientiousness showed a negative correlation with avoidance-orientation among stress coping strategies. Neuroticism showed a negative correlation with social support and problem solving-orientation among stress coping strategies. Second, according to the results of analyzing the mediating effects of self-efficacy through hierarchical regression analysis, self-efficacy exerted partial mediating effects only in correlation between neuroticism and avoidance-orientation. This study is significant in its anticipation of undergraduates' stress coping, personality factors can be usefully employed as psychological constructs, and particularly, when an undergraduate reveals the neuroticism factor, which is one of the predictors for mental health, and the tendencies of avoidance among stress coping strategies, educational interventions for self-efficacy are needed to reduce their mental stress.

본 연구의 목적은 성격 5요인 중 신경증과 성실성, 스트레스 대처방식과의 관계에서 자기효능감의 매개효과를 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 설정된 연구문제는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 성격요인과 스트레스 대처방식, 자기효능감의 관계는 어떠한지 분석하였다. 둘째, 성격 5요인 가운데 그 자체가 대학생의 정신건강을 의미하는 변인으로, 임상적 의미가 매우 높은 신경증과 성실성을 선정하여 신경증 및 성실성과 스트레스 대처방식과의 관계에서 자기효능감이 매개역할을 하는지 알아보았다. 이러한 연구문제를 검증하기 위하여 충청지역 D대학 1학년 462명을 대상으로 성격 5요인 척도, 스트레스 대처방식 척도, 자기효능감 척도를 실시하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 성격요인 중 신경증, 성실성과 자기효능감과의 상관 분석 결과 신경증과 자기효능감은 부적 상관을 나타내고, 성실성은 정적 상관을 나타냈다. 그리고 성격 5요인과 스트레스 대처방식을 살펴보면 성실성은 스트레스 대처방식 가운데 회피중심과 부적상관을 보였고, 신경증은 스트레스 대처방식 중 사회적지지, 문제해결중심과 부적상관을 보였다. 둘째, 성격요인 중 신경증, 성실성과 스트레스대처방식과의 관계에서 자기효능감의 매개효과를 분석한 결과 자기효능감은 신경증 요인과 회피중심 간에 관계에서만 부분 매개효과가 있음을 나타냈다. 이러한 결과는 대학생의 스트레스 대처를 예측하기 위해 성격요인이 유용한 심리적 구인이라는 점과 특히 대학생의 정신건강의 예언변수인 신경증 요인과 스트레스 대처방식 가운데 회피성향을 갖고 있는 경우 정신적 스트레스를 줄이기 위해 자기효능감에 대한 교육적 중재의 필요성을 밝혔다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

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