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Moderating Effect of Empathy on the Relationship between Self-esteem and Aggression of Adolescents

청소년의 자아존중감이 공격성에 미치는 영향: 공감력의 조절효과

  • 이창식 (한서대학교 아동청소년복지학과) ;
  • 장하영 (한서대학교 평생교육학과)
  • Received : 2017.11.03
  • Accepted : 2018.01.20
  • Published : 2018.01.28
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of empathy between adolescents' self-esteem and aggression. For this study, 542 adolescents were surveyed in B county of Gyeongsangbukdo in Korea. Data were analysed using reliability analysis, frequency analysis, mean comparison analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis for moderation. Major results are as follows. First, it was found out that adolescents' empathy were significantly different depending on gender, school level. But adolescents' aggression did not show any differences. Second, adolescents' aggression was negatively correlated with their self-esteem and empathy. Third, As a regression analysis, it was found that the male students showed a moderating effect of empathy between self-esteem and aggression, but the female students did not showed it. Based on these findings, it was suggested that programs for lowering aggressiveness of adolescents should be developed according to their environment and gender. In addition, the research through nationwide sampling, the research on the empathy related to the female students, and the study on the elementary school students were addressed.

본 연구는 청소년의 자아존중감과 공격성 사이에서 공감력의 조절 효과를 규명하는 데 연구의 목적을 두었다. 이를 위하여 경상도 B군에서 중, 고등학교 청소년 542명을 표집, 설문조사를 통하여 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 신뢰도분석, 빈도분석, 평균비교분석, 상관분석 및 조절회귀분석을 활용하여 분석하였다. 주요 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 청소년의 공감력은 일반적 특성 중 성별, 학교급에 따라 차이를 보였고 공격성은 일반적 특성에 따라 차이를 보이지 않았다. 둘째, 상관분석 결과 공격성은 자아존중감과 공감력 모두와 부적 상관관계를 보였다. 셋째, 조절효과 회귀분석 결과 남학생의 경우 자아존중감과 공격성 사이에서 공감력이 조절효과를 나타내었으나 여학생의 경우 조절효과를 나타내지 않았다. 끝으로 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 청소년들의 공격성을 낮추기 위한 프로그램은 그들의 환경과 성별에 따라 개발되어야 함을 제언하였고, 추가적으로 전국단위 샘플링을 통한 연구, 여학생의 대상으로 한 공감력 관련 변인 연구 및 초등학생을 대상으로 한 연구의 방향을 논의하였다.

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