대학생의 완벽주의적 자기제시가 외로움에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between perfectionistic self-presentation and loneliness of university students, and to explore moderating effect of self-concept clarity on the process. Methods To verify this, the survey was conducted on 388 university students through RUKS, PSPS-K, SCCS. Results The results of this study include the followings. First, perfectionistic self-presentation showed a positive correlation with loneliness. The self-concept clarity had negative correlation with perfectionistic self-pre-sentation, loneliness. Second, the negative effects of perfectionistic self-presentation on loneliness have been buffered by self-concept clarity. Third, under the condition where self-concept clarity is high, loneliness de-creases as ‘perfectionistic self promotion’ increase. And as the level of self-concept clarity increase, the influence of ‘nondisplay of imperfection’ and ‘nondisclosure of imperfection’ on loneliness lessened. Conclusions This study suggested that even if there is a perfectionistic self-presentation characteristic, if the self-concept is clear, it can not only be a protective factor against loneliness, but also an adaptive strategy of inter-personal relationships if the functional aspects of the perfectionistic self-presentation’s sub-factors are utilized. Furthermore, it suggests that even in everyday scenes, individuals can independently overcome interpersonal problems by clearly understanding themselves.