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KMID : 1020220140140040503
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2014 Volume.14 No. 4 p.503 ~ p.509
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The mediation effect of depression between self- esteem and academic motivation in dental hygiene students
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Kim Ji-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of self-esteem on academic motivation, and the mediating effect of depression in dental hygiene students.
Methods : A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 401 dental hygiene students for 2 weeks in June, 2014 in Ulsan and Daegu. The data were analyzed by a descriptive analyses, Pearson correlation, multiple regression analysis and Sobel test.
Results : Self-esteem had a significant influence on academic motivation and self-esteem had a significant influence on depression in the dental hygiene students.
Conclusions : Depression had a partial mediation effect on the self-esteem and academic motivation.
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KEYWORD
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academic motivation, depression, mediation effect, self-esteem
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