The purpose of this study was to verify the mediating effects of cognitive flexibility, resilience, self-compassion, and grit in the relationship between major stress and depression in performing arts college students. Samples were extracted using the...
The purpose of this study was to verify the mediating effects of cognitive flexibility, resilience, self-compassion, and grit in the relationship between major stress and depression in performing arts college students. Samples were extracted using the convenience sampling method among probability sampling methods from 595 performing arts majors enrolled in universities in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, and Chungcheong regions. After that, using SPSS 29.0, mediating effect verification was conducted using frequency analysis, factor analysis, multiple regression analysis, and bootstrapping techniques. The results of the subsequent study are as follows. First, the relationship between major stress and depression was found to be positive (+). Second, in the relationship between cognitive flexibility, resilience, and self-compassion, it was found that there was a negative (-) relationship with depression. Fourth, in the relationship between major stress and depression, self-compassion was found to have a mediating effect. Therefore, this study is intended to provide the basis for subsequent studies on how to alleviate depression experienced by performing arts college students due to major stress, and it is considered to be worth the research to provide basic data for psychological counseling education or search for necessary measures for future performing arts college students.