자기회귀 교차지연 모형을 적용한 사회적 상호작용 불안과 우울의 관계

Abstract

Objectives The purposes of current study was to examine the longitudinal mediation effects of avoidance behaviour and positive affect in the relationship between social interaction anxiety and depression.
 Methods Considering the longitudinal design of this study, an online survey was presented four times in three weeks. And Social Interaction Anxeity Scale(SIAS), Liebowitx Social Anxiety Scale(LSAS), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale(PANAS), The Center for Epidemiologiacl Studies Depression Scale(CES-D) are used for measurement. Also, The mediating effect was examined through Autoregressive Cross-Lagged Modeling Analysis for 201 college students(male 52 and female 149) who participated in all measurement periods.
 Results First, social anxiety, avoidance behaviour, positive affect and depression was stable over time. Second, the longitudinal effects among all the variables were statistically significant, except for the effect of the avoidance behaviour on positive affect. Third, while the avoidance behaviour and positive affect displayed partial mediation effects in the relationship between social anxiety and depression, the sequential mediation effects of avoidance behaviour and positive affect were not statistically significant.
 Conclusions The results of this study are significant in that verified the mediation effects of avoidance behaviour and positive emotions in the relationship between social interaction anxiety and depression through short-term longitudinal design. Also, this study suggests that therapeutic intervention aimed at reducing avoidance behavior or increasing positive emotional experience in people suffering from social anxiety disorders is an important factor to be considered to prevent the onset of depression in the future.