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The Impact of Childhood Abuse Experience on Adults' Disconnection/Rejection Schemas: A Comparison of Moderating Effects of Inhibition and Reinterpretation

아동기 학대 경험이 성인의 단절/거절도식에 미치는 영향 :억제와 재해석의 조절효과 비교

  • 박한나 (주안대학원 대학교 선교학과)
  • Received : 2024.03.04
  • Accepted : 2024.04.20
  • Published : 2024.05.31
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Abstract

This study illuminates the relationship between childhood abuse experiences and early maladaptive schemas, and compares the moderating effects of expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal within this relationship. Conducting a self-report survey among 220 graduate students in Daejeon and Chungcheong regions, data from 210 participants were analyzed. The results notably revealed that the interaction effect of suppression, but not cognitive reappraisal, significantly moderates the relationship between childhood abuse experiences and disconnection/rejection schemas. Specifically, high levels of expressive suppression were associated with a decrease in the negative impact of childhood abuse on disconnection/rejection schemas, whereas low levels of suppression increased this negative impact. This suggests that for individuals with long-standing early maladaptive schemas, which have solidified over time akin to personality traits, cognitive reappraisal strategies may be less effective in inducing change. Conversely, expressive suppression strategies may more effectively reduce the intensity of disconnection/rejection schemas, among other early maladaptive schemas. These findings provide important implications for understanding the long-term effects of childhood abuse and developing intervention strategies to mitigate its resultant maladaptive schemas. Based on the outcomes of this study, suggestions for future research are discussed, along with the potential applicability and limitations of suppression and reappraisal strategies in psychological interventions.

본 연구는 아동기 학대 경험과 성인의 초기 부적응 도식 간의 관계에 대해 조명하고, 이 관계에서 표현적 억제와 인지적 재해석의 조절효과를 비교 분석하였다. 대전과 충청지역 대학원생 220명을 대상으로 실시한 자기보고식 설문조사를 통해, 210명의 데이터를 분석한 결과, 특히 아동기 학대 경험과 성인의 단절/거절 도식의 연관성에서 억제의 조절효과가 유의하게 나타났다. 분석 결과, 표현적 억제 수준이 높은 경우, 아동기 학대 경험이 단절/거절 도식에 미치는 부정적 영향이 감소하는 반면, 억제 수준이 낮은 경우에는 이러한 부정적 영향이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 초기 부적응 도식이 장기간에 걸쳐 성격처럼 굳어진 경향이 있는 사람들에게 있어, 인지적 재해석 전략이 변화를 이끌기 어려울 수 있음을 시사한다. 반면, 표현적 억제 전략은 단절/거절 도식을 포함한 초기 부적응 도식의 강도를 낮추는 데 더 효과적일 수 있다. 이러한 발견은 아동기 학대 경험의 장기적인 영향을 이해하고, 이로 인한 부적응적 도식을 완화하기 위한 개입 전략을 개발하는 데 중요한 시사점을 제공한다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 후속 연구에 대한 제언과 함께, 심리적 개입에서 억제와 재해석 전략의 적용 가능성과 한계에 대해 논의하였다.

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