AUTHOR : Tsuda,Akira,박영신,김의연,Horiuchi, Satoshi
INFORMATION : page. 139~164 / 2009 Vol.16 No.1
The purpose of this research is to compare the stress symptoms and management among Korean and Japanese university students and to examine the influence of social support networks and self-efficacy. A total of 523 respondents (289 Korean university students and 234 Japanese university students) completed a questionnaire composed of the following scales: A short version of Rhode Island Stress and Coping Inventory (Horiuchi, Tsuda, Tanaka, Yajima & Tsuda, in press), the Stress Management Scale (Evers, Prochaska, Johnson, Mauriello, Padula & Prochaska, 2006), the Resiliency of Self-Efficacy Scale (Bandura, 1995) and the Parental Social Support Scale (Kim & Park, 1999). The results are as follows. First, although Korean university students displayed a higher level of stress symptoms than Japanese students, they were more effective in terms of stress management. Second, although Korean students were more likely to receive higher levels of social support from their parents than Japanese students, there were no significant differences in terms of the resiliency of self-efficacy. Third, Korean and Japanese students who had higher scores in terms of the resiliency of self-efficacy were more likely to manage their stress better and have lower stress symptoms. Those students who received more social support from parents were more likely to have higher scores in terms of the resiliency of self-efficacy. Fourth, the results of path analysis indicated that the levels of social support received from parents had a direct and positive effect on the resiliency of self-efficacy for both Korean and Japanese students. Resiliency of self-efficacy had a direct and positive effect on stress management and a direct and negative effect on stress symptoms. Parental social support did not have a significant direct influence on stress management and stress symptoms, However, its influence was mediated through the resiliency of self-efficacy. The results indicate that those students who received higher levels of social support from their parents are more likely to have a higher resiliency of self-efficacy, which in turn positively influences their ability to manage stress and reduce their stress symptoms.
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