자기몰입이 초기 성인의 우울에 미치는 영향: 인지적 유연성과 정서조절곤란의 순차적 매개모형 검증 = The Effect of Self-Absorption on Depression in Early Adults: Sequential Mediation Model of Cognitive Flexibility and Emotional Dysregulation

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examined the sequential mediating effects of cognitive flexibility and emotional dysregulation on the relationship between self-absorption and depression in early adults. Previous studies have primarily focused on individual mediating effects and have not sufficiently explained the continuous paths among variables. Early adults is a transitional period requiring multiple developmental tasks simultaneously, making self-related cognition and emotional regulation critical for mental health. An online survey was conducted on 353 early adults aged 19 to 39 across the country, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0 and PROCESS Macro v4.2. The results indicated that the indirect effect of self-absorption through cognitive flexibility was not significant (95% CI [-0.010, 0.058]), whereas the indirect effect through emotional dysregulation was significant (95% CI [0.097, 0.246]). In addition, the sequential indirect effect from self-absorption → cognitive flexibility → emotional dysregulation → depression was 0.038, 95% CI [0.019, 0.062], indicating statistical significance. Overall, cognitive flexibility and emotional dysregulation each play important mediating roles in the relationship between self-absorption and depression, and their sequential pathway was confirmed. These findings suggest that practical counseling interventions aimed at enhancing cognitive flexibility while reducing self-absorption and emotional dysregulation are needed to alleviate depression in early adults.