폭력 피해 경험이 아동· 청소년의 정신건강에 미치는 영향: 자아개념의 매개효과 분석

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to clarify mediating effects of self-concept on mental health of children andadolescents who fell victim to violence. Methods: A survey was conducted on 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from 2elementary schools and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students from 3 middle schools (n=2,391). Data were analyzedusing descriptive statistics and AMOS. Results: The mean scores of mental health and self-concept in the subjectswere 4.5 and 184.9 respectively. The rate of poor mental health in students who had fallen victim to violence wasmore than twice as high as that in students who had never experienced it. The self-concept of students who experiencedviolence had a tendency to decline. Violence experience and self-concept accounted for 47.7%(43.0%for boys and 53.4% for girls) of the changes in mental health. The indirect mediating effects of self-concept weresignificant. Conclusion: Based on the findings, the following is suggested. Schools should offer a self-conceptimprovement program for students with a distorted self-concept caused by falling victim to violence. It could helpsuch adolescents have a positive self image and improve their mental health.