대학생의 내면화된 수치심과 전위공격성의 관계에서 방어기제유형의 매개효과

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of defense mechanism style on the relationship beꠓtween internalized shame and displaced aggression. Methods A self-report questionnaire was distributed in order to measure internalized shame, displaced ag-gression and defense mechanism style, targeting university students enrolled in 3 different universities in Seoul during the period from March to April 2019. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed and all of them were retrieved. As a total, 287 samples excluding 7 non-Korean participants (international students) and 6 participants who responded incompletely were analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 program. For statistical analysis, a regression analysis and a three-stage multiple regression analysis were performed in order to establish the correlation among internalized shame, displaced aggression, and defense mechanism style. Finally, we conducted a Baron and Kenny’s three-stage multiple regression analysis (1986) to verify the mediating effect of the defense mechanism style. Results First, significant correlations have been identified among university students' internalized shame, dis-placed aggression, and defense mechanism style. Second, There were both a complete mediating effect of im-mature defense mechanism style and a partial mediating effect of self-regulation defense mechanism style on the relationship between university students’ internalized shame and displaced aggression. Conclusions In conclusion, the results of this study show that in students who display displaced aggression, the manner in which they used this psychological mechanism to handle internal conflicts in daily life significantly influ-enced their internal displaced aggression variably. Therefore, this study concludes that examining and under-standing the defense mechanism of counselees must precede specific counseling in order to mitigate university students’ displaced aggression.