Journal of Family Relations (한국가족관계학회지)
- Volume 23 Issue 2
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- Pages.29-45
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- 2018
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- 1229-5310(pISSN)
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- 2713-8232(eISSN)
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Mediating effect of family cohesion on the relations between the stress cognition of adolescents of single parent families and problem-focused coping behavior
한부모가족 청소년이 인지하는 스트레스와 문제해결적 대처행동 관계에서 가족응집력의 매개효과
- Park, Kyeong Won (Dept. of Social Welfare & Counseling, Honam Theological and Seminary. Univ.) ;
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Kim, Kyeong Shin
(Dept. of Family Environment & Welfare, Chonnam Nat. Univ.)
- Received : 2018.02.20
- Accepted : 2018.06.11
- Published : 2018.07.31
Abstract
Objectives: The purposes of this study were to investigate the influence of stress cognition of adolescents in a single-parent family on their problem-focused coping behaviors, and to verify the mediating effect of family cohesion between stress cognition and their problem-focused coping behaviors. Method: A survey was conducted on middle school students in Gwangju, and the responses of 404 participants were used in the analysis. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program. Results: The results of this study were as follows: First, stress cognition had a negative influence on the problem-focused coping behaviors of the adolescents of single-parent family. Second, family cohesion completely mediated the effects of stress cognition on this problem-focused coping behaviors. Conclusions: This study suggests that it is necessary to improve the function of family cohesion in order to improve the problem-focused coping behaviors of adolescents in single-parent families.