현대인의 사회적 지지가 정신건강에 미치는 영향에서 자아존중감의 매개효과

The Mediating Effects of Self-esteem in the Influence of Social Support on Mental Health in Modern People

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, modern people have been suffering from depression, anxiety, hostility and stress. Since it was deemed that mental health is correlated with social support and self-esteem, this study attempted to examine the mediating effects of self-esteem in the influence of social support on mental health and use the results as basic data for improving modern people’s health. For this, an online questionnaire survey was performed against adults in their 20-60s nationwide from February 26 to April 1, 2022. The collected data were analyzed, using SPSS 23.0, and the results found the followings: As social support and self-esteem increased, depression, anxiety, stress and hostility revealed low scores. Concerning the mediating effects of self-esteem in the influence of social support on mental health, depression and stress showed a perfect mediating effect while a partial mediating effect was observed in anxiety and hostility. For modern people’s mental health, in other words, social support is required. Furthermore, there is a necessity to develop programs which could enhance self-esteem. It is anticipated that the study results would be available as basic data for modern people’s health promotion and that there would be further studies on such health improvement.