12·3 계엄사태의 미디어 노출과 간접외상의 관계: 의미 만들기의 매개효과와 사회정체성의 조절된 매개효과 = The Relationship Between The December 3 Martial Law Crisis Media Exposure and Vicarious Trauma: Mediating Effect of Meaning-making and Moderated Mediation by Social Identity

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examined whether meaning-making mediates the relationship between media exposure to the December 3 Martial Law Crisis and vicarious trauma, and whether this mediation is moderated by levels of social identity. An online survey was conducted with 250 Korean adults aged 20 years or older. The collected data were analyzed using Models 1, 4, and 14 of the Process Macro. The analysis revealed that media exposure to the December 3 Martial Law Crisis had a significant positive effect on vicarious trauma, and a partial mediating effect through meaning-making was confirmed. However, social identity did not significantly moderate the path between meaning-making and vicarious trauma, and thus the moderated mediation effect was not supported. These findings suggest that, in the context of disaster-related media exposure, meaning-making as a cognitive interpretation strategy functions as a mediating variable that can contribute to trauma responses and distress. At the same time, group-identity-related factors such as social identity did not demonstrate a moderating effect in this specific model. Future research may need to consider external factors such as the level of intergroup conflict, social support, and communal narratives. Additionally, the findings of this study provide practical implications for the development of intervention strategies, such as counseling and psychoeducation, aimed at preventing trauma responses and psychological distress associated with disaster-related media exposure.