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Dimensionality of emotion suppression and psychosocial adaptation: Based on the cognitive process model of emotion processing

정서 처리의 인지 평가모델을 기반으로 한 정서 억제의 차원성과 심리 사회적 적응

  • 우성범 (가천대학교 문화콘텐츠기술연구소)
  • Received : 2021.09.03
  • Accepted : 2021.11.15
  • Published : 2021.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the constructs of emotion suppression and help understanding on the multidimensional nature of emotion suppression by classifying constructs for suppression according to the KMW model. Also, this study examined the gender differences of emotion suppression. For this purpose, 657 adult male and female subjects were evaluated for attitude toward emotions, and difficulty in emotional regulation, as well as depression, state anger and daily stress scale. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis on the scales related to the emotion suppression factors, the emotion suppression factors corresponding to each stage of the KMW model were found to be 'distraction against emotional information, 'difficulty in understanding and interpretation of emotions', 'emotion control beliefs', 'vulnerability on emotional expression beliefs'. Next, the study participants were classified by performing a cluster analysis based on each emotion suppression factor. As a result, four clusters were extracted and named 'emotional control belief cluster', 'emotional expression cluster', 'emotional attention failure cluster', and 'general emotional suppression cluster'. As a result of examining the average difference of male depression, depression, state anger, and daily stress for each group, significant differences were found in all dependent variables. As a result of examining whether there is a difference in the frequency of emotional suppression clusters according to gender, the frequency of emotional suppression clusters was high in men, and the ratio of emotional expression clusters was high in women. Finally, it was analyzed whether there was a gender difference in the effect of the emotional suppression cluster on psychosocial adaptation, and the implications were discussed based on the results of this study.

본 연구는 정서 표현의 억제 구인을 Kennedy-Moore & Watson의 정서 처리의 인지 평가모델에 따라 구체적으로 구분하여 정서 억제의 구성개념을 명료화하고 정서 억제의 다차원적 이해를 돕고자 하였다. 또한 정서 억제와 관련한 구성개념과 성차와 관련한 선행연구들의 이슈들을 종합하여 정서 억제를 성별 비교를 통해 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 성인 남녀 657명을 대상으로 정서에 대한 태도, 감정표현 불능증, 정서 조절 곤란 척도와 우울, 분노, 일상적 스트레스 척도를 실시하였다. 정서 억제 요인과 관련한 척도들을 대상으로 탐색적 요인분석을 실시한 결과 KMW모델의 각 단계에 해당하는 정서 억제 요인들이 나타나 '정서적 정보에 대한 주의 어려움', '정서의 이해와 해석 어려움', '정서 통제 신념', '정서 표현 취약성 신념'으로 명명하였다. 다음으로 요인분석에서 나타난 각 정서 억제 요인을 기준으로 군집분석을 실시하여 연구참가자들을 분류하였다. 그 결과 4가지 군집이 추출되어 '정서 통제 신념 군집', '정서 표현 군집', '정서주의 실패 군집', '전반적 억제 군집'으로 명명하였다. 각 군집을 대상으로 우울, 분노, 일상적 스트레스의 평균차이를 검증한 결과, 모든 종속변수에서 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 또한 성별에 따른 정서억제 군집들의 빈도가 차이가 있는지 알아본 결과 남성에서는 전반적 억제 군집의 빈도가 높게 나타났으며, 여성에서는 정서표현 군집의 비율이 높게 나타났다. 마지막으로 정서 억제에 대한 네가지 군집이 심리 사회적 적응에 미치는 영향에서의 성차가 존재하는지 분석하였고, 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 시사점을 논의하였다.

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이 논문는 2018년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임 (NRF-2018S1A5B5A07073350).

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