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The influence on mental health of college students by their perceived stress, stress coping, perfectionism, and self esteem

대학생의 지각된 스트레스, 스트레스 대처, 완벽주의, 자아존중감이 정신건강에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2014.12.12
  • Accepted : 2015.02.20
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

This study was done to identify the new ways improving mental health of college students through search the influence on their mental health by their perfectionism, self esteem, perceived stress and its coping efforts. Participants consisted of 206 male and female college students who are attending in 3 universities in K province. Data was analyzed by frequencies, Pearson's correlation and multiple regression. Mental health were significant correlation with perceived stress, coping efforts on their tasks and emotional stress, perfectionism obtained from society, and self esteem. In order to improving mental health of college student, it is crucial to intensify sociality and develop multidisciplinary educational program on the basis of the results of this study.

본 연구에서는 지각된 스트레스, 스트레스 대처, 완벽주의, 자아존중감이 대학생의 정신건강에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴봄으로써 이들의 정신건강 증진을 위한 방법을 모색하고자 하였다. K도의 3개 대학에 재학 중인 209명의 남녀 대학생을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시한 후 SPSS 18.0을 이용하여 빈도, 피어슨 상관관계, 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 대학생의 정신건강은 지각된 스트레스, 과업중심 및 정서중심 스트레스 대처, 사회적으로 부과된 완벽주의, 자아존중감과 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 한 대학생의 정신건강 증진을 위해 대학생의 사회성을 강화하고, 신체활동증진 및 자아존중감 증진을 위한 다학제적 교육프로그램 개발이 필요하다고 판단된다.

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