Abstract

Objectives The purposes of this study was to verify the sequential mediating effects of rejection sensitivity and rumination response style in the relationship between internalized shame and depression on middle aged.
 Methods For this purpose, 210 adults from 40 years old to 60 years old across country were surveyed to measure internalized shame, rejection sensitivity, rumination and depression and SPSS and Process Macro was used to analyzed the data.
 Results First, internalized shame, rejection sensitivity, rumination and depression all showed significant correlations. Second, the mediating effect of rejection sensitivity and rumination in the internalized shame and depression was significant. Third, the sequential mediating effect of rejection sensitivity and rumination was significant.
 Conclusions The purposes of this study were to specify variables related to convergence competency, and to analyze the structural relationships among them. The purposes of this study were to specify variables related to convergence competency, and to analyze the structural relationships among them. This study confirmed the partial mediating effect of rejection sensitivity and rumination response style in the process of internalized shame affecting depression, and the sequential mediation of rejection sensitivity and rumination response style in the process of internalized shame affecting depression was significant. The results of this study suggest that interventions that reduce the level of rejection sensitivity and rumination can be effective in education and counseling for middle-aged with high levels of depression due to internalized shame.

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