The Effects of Adolescents’ Self-Esteem on Aggression through Cooperation: The Moderated Mediation Effect of Cognitive Empathy
AUTHOR : 한세영,유설희,조연수
INFORMATION : page. 171~183 / 2023 Vol.30 No.3
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to examine the moderated mediating effect of cognitive empathy on the relationship between self-esteem and aggression through co-operation among adolescents. For this purpose, data from 2,275 first-year middle school students from the ‘Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey 2018’ were used. The col-lected data were analyzed using Model 4 and Model 7 of SPSS PROCESS macro version 4.2. As a result, the mediating effect of cooperation between adolescents' self-esteem and aggression was confirmed. Furthermore, the moderating effect of cognitive empathy was found in the relationship between self-esteem and cooperation. Finally, the mod-erated mediating effect of cognitive empathy was significant in the relationship between self-esteem, cooperation, and aggression in adolescents, and the higher the level of cog-nitive empathy, the greater the mediating effect. This research confirms the direct effect of self-esteem on aggression and the indirect effect through cooperation. By demon-strating the moderated mediating effect of cognitive empathy, the study empirically high-lights the importance of both self-respect and understanding others simultaneously in addressing aggression. The results of this study can be used as basic data in the field of education and counseling to mitigate aggression in adolescents.