대학생의 감사, 낙관성, 우울 및 행복감의 구조적 관계: 성별 차이를 중심으로

초록

This study aimed to examine the relationship between gratitude, optimism, depression and happiness of university students along with gender. The participants were 581 university students in Seoul, Korea. Female students’ level of depression was significantly higher than male students’ level of depression. As a result of examining the structural relationships between gratitude, optimism, depression and happiness through structural equation modelling(SEM), gratitude and optimism negatively influenced on depression, whereas gratitude directly positively influenced on happiness. Depression decreased happiness and mediated the relation of optimism and happiness. Male students were stronger than female students in the influence of optimism on happiness. This study is meaningful in that it has identified the structural relations between gratitude, optimism, depression, and happiness of university students. Futhermore, this study will be used as preliminary data to develop program for enhancing university students’ happiness.

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