The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among emotional clarity, emotional intensity, cognitive distortions, and problem behaviors on adolescents. for this, verified the mediating effect of the cognitive distortion in the relationsh...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among emotional clarity, emotional intensity, cognitive distortions, and problem behaviors on adolescents. for this, verified the mediating effect of the cognitive distortion in the relationship between the emotional clarity, emotional intensity and problem behaviors. And verified the difference in cognitive characters according to type of internalized-externalized problem behavior in adolescents.
For study, the sample of 283 students were asked to complete the Trait Meta-Mood Scale(TMMS), the Affect Intensity Measurement(AIM), Maladaptive Thought Scale(MTS-A), and the Korean-Youth Self Report scale(K-YSR).
The data were analyzed through SPSS 15.0 program for correlation, one-way ANOVA, and AMOS 7.0 program for path analysis.
The results of the study are as follows:
1. Emotional clarity was negatively, and emotional intensity was positively correlated to cognitive distortion and problem behaviors in adolescence.
2. The Structural Equation Model analysis results, reveals the validation of the proposed partial mediating model than the linear mediation model and simple additive model. Emotional clarity had a significant effect on problem behaviors through cognitive distortion, and also had a significant direct effect on problem behaviors. But, emotional intensity only had a significant effect on problems behaviors through cognitive distortion.
3. In cognitive distortion, the internalized problem behavior group and internalized-externalized problem combined group was higher than the externalized problem behavior group in self-debasing, self-blame. Also the externalized problem behavior group was higher than internalized problem behavior group in low tolerance.
This results show to cognitive variables are important factors effect to adolescent problem behaviors, and differ cognitive characters according to type of internalized-externalized problem behaviors in adolescents.
The final part of this paper points out the limitations in conduction this study and proposes a follow-up study.