Korean Educational Research Journal (한국교육논총)

Education Research Institute Chungbuk National University (충북대학교 교육개발연구소)
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The Relationship between Social Anxiety and Intimacy: Moderating Effects of Emotional Expressiveness

사회불안과 연인관계 친밀감의 관계: 정서표현성의 조절효과

  • Received : 2018.02.10
  • Accepted : 2018.02.20
  • Published : 2018.02.28
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Abstract

This was explorative study to exam whether the moderating effects of emotional expressiveness on the relationship between social anxiety and intimacy in romantic relationship were with classificaton of emotional type(positive, negative) and gender(male, female). Data of 270 students were analysed with hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The results were as follow. First, In case of male, positive emotional expressiveness had moderating effect between social anxiety and intimacy in romantic relationship, though negative emotional expressiveness had not. Second, In case of female, negative emotional expressiveness had moderating effect between social anxiety and intimacy in romantic relationship, though positive emotional expressiveness had not. The meaning of results, implications of results, and suggestions for following researches were discussed.

본 연구는 사회불안이 연인관계 친밀감에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 정서표현성의 조절효과를 정서유형과 성차에 주목하여 탐색해보고자 하였다. 즉 사회불안과 연인관계 친밀감 간의 관계에서 긍정 또는 부정 정서표현성이 다른 양상의 조절효과를 갖는지 알아보고, 이때 남녀에 따른 성차가 나타나는지 알아보았다. 이를 위해 현재 연애중인 대학생을 대상으로 사회불안, 정서표현성, 연인관계 친밀감 설문지를 조사하여 얻은 270명(남 131, 여 139)의 자료로 위계적 중다회귀분석을 하였다. 분석결과, 사회불안이 연인관계 친밀감에 미치는 경로에서 정서표현성의 조절효과는 긍정 또는 부정 정서에 따라, 또한 성별에 따라 다른 양상으로 나타났다. 첫째, 남성의 경우 긍정정서 표현성은 사회불안과 연인관계 친밀감의 관계를 유의미하게 조절하는 것으로 나타났고, 부정정서 표현성의 조절효과는 나타나지 않았다. 즉 사회불안이 낮은 남성은 긍정정서 표현이 많으면 긍정정서 표현이 적을 때 보다 연인관계 친밀감이 대폭 상승하지만, 사회불안이 높은 남성은 긍정정서 표현을 많이 해도 연인관계 친밀감이 그다지 증가하지 않았다. 둘째, 여성의 경우 부정정서 표현성은 사회불안과 연인관계 친밀감의 관계를 유의미하게 조절하는 것으로 나타났고, 긍정정서 표현성의 조절효과는 나타나지 않았다. 즉 부정정서 표현이 많을 때는 여성의 사회불안 수준의 높고 낮음에 따라 연인관계 친밀감은 큰 차이를 보이지 않으나, 부정정서 표현이 적을 때는 사회불안이 높은 여성보다 사회불안이 낮은 여성의 연인관계 친밀감이 크게 높았다. 이 결과에 대한 의의와 후속연구를 위한 시사점이 논의에 제시되었다.

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