육사 생도의 내현적 자기애와 우울의 관계

Abstract

Objectives In this study, the mediating effects were verified to determine whether maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategy and self-defensive ambivalence over emotional expressiveness mediate in the relationship between covert narcissism and depression in Korea Military Academy (KMA) cadets.
 Methods April, 2020, The data were collected from all cadets of the KMA by conducting self-report questionnaires. There were 1,054 cadets used for data analysis(male 934, female 120). The Covert Narcissism Scale (CNS), the Korean version of Maladaptive Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (K-CERQ), the Self- Defensive Ambivalence Over Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire-Korean version (AEQ-K), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) were implemented and analyzed. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0 and the SPSS PROCESS macro 4.0 proposed by Hayes (2013) was used to analyze the dual mediating effect.
 Results As a result of the analysis, it was found that the dual mediating effects of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategy and self-defensive ambivalence over emotional expressiveness were significant in the relationship between covert narcissism and depression.
 Conclusions The findings of the present study suggest that psychological interventions to deal with maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and self-defensive ambivalence over emotional expressiveness in KMA cadets with high levels of covert narcissism may be beneficial in reducing depression and improving adjustment to cadet life.