모의 과보호가 중학생 자녀의 우울증상에 미치는 영향: 기본심리욕구의 매개효과

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the mediating effects of male and female adolescents’ basic psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) in the relationship between mothers’ overprotection and adolescents’ depressive symptoms. Methods: The participants included 292 middle school students (52.7% girls) living in Gyeonggi. Correlation analysis, t -test, and PROCESS macro by Hayes (2013) were performed using the SPSS 22.0 software. Results: Adolescents’ autonomy and relatedness showed a significant mediating role between mothers’ overprotection and depressive symptoms in all adolescents. In the case of male adolescents, only autonomy showed a significant mediating effect between mothers’ overprotection and depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Both mothers overprotection and adolescents’ autonomy and relatedness should be considered to understand the development of depressive symptoms. The result also indicated that gender is an important factor when understanding the mediating role of basic psychological needs between mothers’ overprotection and adolescents’ depressive symptoms.