대학생의 불안정 성인애착이 대학생활적응에 미치는 영향

The Effects of Insecure Adult Attachment of University Students on Adjustment to College Life: Moderation Effects of Character Strengths

Objective: This study tested moderating effects of character strengths based on the association between the insecure adult attachment of college students and their adjustment to college life. Methods: 388 college students of Andong National University responded to the survey questionnaires. This study used SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS Macro Mode 1 to statistically prove moderating effects of the emotional and intellectual strengths with the correlation between insecure adult attachment and adjustment to college life. Results: Results indicated that insecure adult attachment and adjustment to college life are negatively correlated, and emotional and intellectual strengths and adjustment to college life are positively correlated. In addition, emotional strengths have moderating effects on adjustment to college life, while intellectual strengths are not correlated to adjustment to college life. Conclusion: This study suggests that students with insecure adult attachment, which causes maladjustment to college life, can be helped through developing and using overall character strengths such as emotional and intellectual strengths, especially when developing programs and counseling students. Lastly, the study discussed limitations and further suggestions for future studies.