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KMID : 1159120170240030473
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2017 Volume.24 No. 3 p.473 ~ p.491
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The Influence of Self-Discrepancies on Social Anxiety among University Students : Mediating effects of Stability of Self-Esteem and Need for Approval
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Han Dong-Heon
Cho Young-A
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Abstract
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This study sought to ascertain whether stability of self-esteem and the need for approval sequentially mediate the influence of self-discrepancies on social anxiety. For this, a survey was conducted on self-discrepancies, stability of self-esteem, need for approval and social anxiety among 357 university students from six universities located around five provinces. The data was analyzed using structural equation model. Findings were as follows: First, correlation analysis results between variables revealed a significant positive correlation between self-discrepancies and social anxiety. Additionally, self-discrepancies were shown to have a significant positive correlation with the need for approval and a significant negative correlation with the stability of self-esteem. Second, stability of self-esteem and the need for approval was found to sequentially mediate the influence of self-discrepancies on social anxiety. These findings suggest that reducing actual-ideal/actual-ought self-discrepancies, while at the same time dealing the need for approval and stability of self-esteem, helps to improve social anxiety in counseling sessions with students with low social anxiety during the counseling session.
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KEYWORD
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Self-discrepancies, Need for approval, Stability of self-esteem, Social anxiety
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