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The Relationship between Child Abuse and Emotional Regulation: Mediating Effect of Rejection Sensitivity

아동의 학대 경험과 정서조절의 관계: 거부민감성의 매개효과

  • Kang, Ha-Eun (Department of counseling Psychology, Sangji University) ;
  • Cho, Young-A (Department of counseling Psychology, Sangji University)
  • 강하은 (상지대학교 평화안보.상담심리대학원 상담심리학과) ;
  • 조영아 (상지대학교 평화안보.상담심리대학원 상담심리학과)
  • Received : 2017.08.31
  • Accepted : 2017.11.03
  • Published : 2017.11.30
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Abstract

Recently, the number of cases of child abuse has been increasing and, consequently, the social interest in this issue is increasing. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between child abuse, rejection sensitivity and emotional regulation and to identify the mediating effects of rejection sensitivity in the relationship between child abuse and emotional regulation. For this purpose, a survey on child abuse, rejection sensitivity and emotional regulation was administered to 217 elementary school students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades, who had been reported as victims of child abuse or managed as suspected child abuse victims in the Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang regions. The data was analyzed using structural equation modelling and bootstrapping. The findings showed that child abuse was significantly negatively correlated with emotional regulation, but positively correlated with rejection sensitivity. Emotional regulation was significantly negatively correlated with rejection sensitivity. Second, the structural equation analysis also revealed that rejection sensitivity fully mediated the relationship between child abuse and emotional regulation. This means that child abuse has an indirect effect on emotional regulation through rejection sensitivity. Therefore, when counseling abused children with emotional regulation problems, it is important for the counselors to include interventions designed to lower their rejection sensitivity.

최근 아동학대 사건이 증가하고 있으며, 이에 대한 사회적 관심이 높아지고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 아동의 학대 경험과 거부민감성 및 정서조절의 관계를 살펴보고, 아동의 학대 경험과 정서조절의 관계를 거부민감성이 매개하는지 알아보는데 있다. 이를 위하여 서울 경기, 강원, 충청, 경상지역 지역아동 보호기관에 아동학대로 신고 접수 되었거나 학대의심사례로 관리되고 있는 초등학교 4, 5, 6학년 아동 217명을 대상으로 아동학대, 거부민감성, 정서조절에 대한 설문을 실시한 후 구조모형 검증과 부트스트랩을 통해 매개효과를 살펴보았다. 연구결과 첫째, 아동의 학대 경험은 정서조절과 유의미한 부적상관이, 거부민감성과는 유의미한 정적상관이 있었다. 정서조절은 거부민감성과 유의미한 부적상관이 있었다. 둘째, 거부민감성은 아동의 학대 경험과 정서조절을 완전 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 아동의 학대 경험이 거부민감성을 매개로 정서조절에 간접적으로 영향을 미친다는 것을 의미한다. 따라서 학대경험으로 인해 정서조절의 어려움을 겪는 아동을 상담할 때, 상담자는 이들의 거부민감성을 낮추는 상담개입전략을 구사할 필요가 있다.

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