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The Effect of Spirituality on Depression and Psychological Well-Being in Undergraduate Students

영성(영적 경향성)이 대학생에서 우울과 심리적 안녕감에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Jung-Sik (Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Han-sung (Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Han, Seung-rie (Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Han, Seung-Min (Department of Psychiatry, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Sun (Department of Clinical Psychology, Yong-In Mental Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Seo-hyeon (Department of Clinical Psychology, Yong-In Mental Hospital)
  • 이정식 (용인정신병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 김한성 (용인정신병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 한승리 (용인정신병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 한승민 (용인정신병원 정신건강의학과) ;
  • 최선 (용인정신병원 임상심리과) ;
  • 김서현 (용인정신병원 임상심리과)
  • Received : 2017.07.25
  • Accepted : 2018.01.26
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Objective : The aims of this study are to investigate the correlation between spiritual well-being and the pattern of stress coping strategies, as well as understand how they impact depression and psychological well-being. Methods : We analyzed 320 undergraduate students in a capital area (135 males, 170 females; 15 students who answered irrelevantly were excluded). Spiritual well-being (religious and existential), stress coping strategies (active and passive), psychological well-being and, depression were rated using the Spiritual Well-Being scale, Ways of Coping checklist, Psychological Well-Being measurement, and Depression Scale (CES-D), respectively. For the analysis, we utilized Pearson correlation analysis and simple regression analysis. Results : The analysis revealed a positive correlation between Spiritual well-being and active coping strategies, a negative correlation between existential well-being and depression, and a positive correlation between religious well-being and psychological well-being. By regression analysis, it showed spiritual-well being affected depression negatively. Existential well-being, but not religious well-being, affected depression negatively. Furthermore, the impact of existential well-being on depression remained a strong predictor in males better than females. Existential well-being affected psychological well-being positively through active coping strategies. Conclusion : In this study, we verified a correlation between existential well-Being and active coping strategies which affected depression and psychological well-being in undergraduate students.

본 연구는 영성이 어떠한 대처방식을 통해 우울과 심리적 안녕감에 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위해 경기도 소재의 대학생 320명을 대상으로 연구를 수행하였다. 영적 안녕 척도, 스트레스 대처방식 척도, 심리적 안녕감 척도, 우울 척도를 이용하여 대상자들을 평가하였으며 Pearson 상관 분석, 회귀 분석을 이용해 자료를 분석하였다. 영성은 심리적 안녕감, 적극적 대처방식과는 정적 상관관계를 우울과는 부적 상관관계를 보였다. 실존적 안녕은 우울과는 부적 상관관계를 종교적 안녕은 심리적 안녕감에 정적인 상관관계를 나타냈다. 영성이 영향을 미치는 각각의 변수에 대해 더욱 자세히 알아보기 위해 단순회귀분석을 시행하였고 영성은 우울에 부적으로 유의미한 영향을 주었다. 그 중 실존적 안녕이 우울에 유의미하게 부적 영향을 미쳤으며 종교가 있는 군과 남자 군에서 더욱 설명력이 높았다. 영성이 심리적 안녕과 스트레스 상황 시 적극적인 대처방식에 정적으로 유의미한 영향을 미쳤다. 결론적으로, 본 연구에서는 실존적 영성이 적극적 대처방식을 통해 우울과 심리적 안녕감에 긍정적 영향을 미치는 것을 확인 하였다. 이를 근거로 실존적 영성을 활성화 하는 치료적 개입을 통해 환자의 정신건강에 도움을 줄 수 있겠다.

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