The effects of positive and negative emotions on the psychological well-being of college students : Mediation by cognitive flexibility

“…하지만 최근, 부모의 인지적 측면이 자녀 의 발달에 미치는 영향에 주목하고 있다 (Curran & Andersen, 2017;Hong, 2022;Ribner, Devine, Blair, Hughes, NewFAMS Investigators, 2022). 구체적으로 부모의 실행기능과 영아의 실 행기능의 관계 (Ribner et al, 2022), 어머니의 인지적 유연성과 유아의 사회적 유능감 (Hong, 2022) (Dennis & Vander Wal, 2010;Jo & Lim, 2014).…”

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Maternal Cognitive Flexibility and Children’s Conflict Resolution Ability: A Focus on Mediating Effects of Maternal Reactions to Children’s Negative Emotions and Theory of Mind

Park¹,

Lee²

2023

Korean J Child Stud

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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal cognitive flexibility on children’s conflict resolution ability via maternal reactions to children’s negative emotions and theory of mind.Methods: Data were collected and analyzed from 191 pairs of children and mothers enrolled in a class of four-year-olds at daycare centers and kindergartens in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Preschoolers were asked to answer questions on peer conflict situations and syntactic comprehension. The mothers were asked to answer the questionnaire about cognitive flexibility, reactions to children’s negative emotions, depression, and children’s theory of mind. SPSS 28.0 and PROCESS macro version 4.1 were used to analyze the collected data, and SPSS PROCESS macro model 6 was used to examine the double mediating effects.Results: There was no direct effect of maternal cognitive flexibility on children’s conflict resolution ability. However, maternal cognitive flexibility affects children’s conflict resolution ability even after controlling for children’s sex, syntactic comprehension, and maternal depression through maternal reactions to children’s negative emotions and theory of mind.Conclusion: This study revealed the importance of maternal cognitive flexibility to children’s conflict resolution ability through maternal supportive reactions to children’s negative emotions and theory of mind. Therefore, maternal cognitive ability is associated with the development of children’s conflict resolution ability. This study is helpful in that it provides significant information in seeking ways to improve children’s conflict resolution ability.

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“…Most studies on the psychological states of college students in South Korea have only been designed to observe the effects of positive or negative psychological states on psychological stability and stress. Previous studies have either addressed the influence of each of the positive psychological states [6,7] and negative psychological states [8], or have suggested a method for encouraging the cultivation of positive psychological states when the two psychological states were studied together [9]. The positive and negative psychological states have often been interpreted to be inversely proportioned, in which, as one side increases, the other side naturally decreases.…”

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An Exploratory Study of Factors That Affect Psychological Well-Being of 4-Year College Freshmen in South Korea

Yoon

Hur

2021

Sustainability

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The purpose of this study is to classify college freshmen based on the level of psychological states related to psychological well-being they experience, and to explore the factors influencing these psychological states. Group 1 had low levels of negative psychological states and high levels of positive psychological states (constituting 35% of the total sample); Group 2 had relatively high level of negative psychological states and very low level of life satisfaction (constituting 13% of the total sample), and Group 3 had moderate level of psychological states (constituting 52% of the total sample). First, it was identified that a group with high level of negative psychological states does not necessarily have a low level of positive psychological states in factors such as their self-esteem, resilience, or life goals. Second, female students were more likely to belong to the group with high manifestations of psychological problems. Students who get higher self-satisfaction from their income than their actual annual income, students with more allowance, students with lower burden relating to their tuition, and students who worked less part-time jobs (falls under the financial factor) were less likely to belong to the group with high manifestations of psychological problems. Students who had numerous communications with their peers and had a sense of trust in their school, and students who felt less alienated were also less likely to belong to the group with high manifestations of psychological problems (falls under the social relationship factor). In addition, students who selected their college major in accordance to their aptitudes and interests, or through the influence of their school teachers, were less likely to belong to the mild risk group or the risk group than the students who decided their college major based on employment prospects or recommendations (falls under the enrollment motivation factor). Meanwhile, students with a higher dependency to their mobile phones had higher probability of belonging to the risk group, and students who had higher computer use frequency, such as using a computer to chat or play games, had a lower probability of belonging to the mild risk group or the risk group (falls under the media utilization factor). The results of the study indicate the need for the following: (1) a three-dimensional diagnosis of the psychological state of college freshmen; (2) measures that can improve social relationships, such as support in the curriculum and linkage to counseling institutions; and (3) the selection of a major in accordance to one’s aptitude, calling for the need for a linkage with career guidance at the high school stage.

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The effects of positive and negative emotions on the psychological well-being of college students : Mediation by cognitive flexibility

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