Abstract
The present study examined the effects of self-concept clarity and stress coping styles on depression in undergraduate students, and whether stress coping styles moderated the relation between self-concept clarity and depression. The participants of this study were 355 students (145 males and 209 females) from 15 universities located in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. To measure the level of depression, the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression(CES-D) Scale was used. The level of self-concept clarity was assessed by the Self-concept Clarity Scale. Also, stress coping styles were measured by Coping Styles Inventory. The data was analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and hierarchical regressions. The moderating effects of stress coping styles were investigated using the analysis procedures proposed by Baron and Kenny . The results indicated that the levels of self-concept clarity and problem-focused coping decreased the level of depression. Moreover, problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping and aesthetic thinking moderated the effects of self-concept clarity on depression.
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