Abstract
The present study examined (1) whether employment anxiety mediates the relation between self-compassion and life satisfaction and (2) whether the mediating process is moderated by the level of self-esteem among South Korean college students (N = 214). Mediation analyses revealed that employment anxiety partially mediates the relation between self-compassion and life satisfaction, controlling for students’ gender, school year, and current employment-seeking status. Moderated mediation analyses showed that the mediated relations of self-compassion to life satisfaction through employment anxiety were not conditional upon the level of students’ self-esteem. Implications for practice and directions for future research are discussed.
Résumé
« Trouverai-je de l’emploi une fois diplômé ?»: Anxiété liée aux possibilités d’accès à l’emploi, auto-compassion et satisfaction de vie auprès des étudiants sud-coréens La présente étude vise à déterminer 1) si l’anxiété liée à l’employabilité perçue joue un rôle médiateur entre l’auto-compassion et la satisfaction de vie et 2) si le processus médiateur est modéré par le niveau d’estime de soi auprès des étudiants sud-coréens (N = 214). Les analyses de médiation ont révélé que l’anxiété joue partiellement un rôle médiateur dans la relation entre l’auto-compassion et la satisfaction de vie en contrôlant l’effet du sexe, l’année d’étude et le statut actuel quant recherche d’emploi. Les analyses de médiation modérée ont montré que les relations de médiation entre l’auto-compassion et la satisfaction de vie via l’anxiété liée aux possibilités d’accès à l’emploi ne dépendaient pas du niveau d’estime de soi des étudiants. Les implications pratiques et les orientations pour les recherches futures sont discutées.
Zusammenfassung
“Werde ich nach meinem Abschluss einen Job finden?”: Beschäftigungsangst, Selbstmitgefühl und Lebenszufriedenheit unter südkoreanischen Studierenden Die vorliegende Studie untersuchte 1) ob Beschäftigungsangst den Zusammenhang zwischen Selbstmitgefühl und Lebenszufriedenheit mediiert und 2) ob dieser Prozess durch das Selbstwertgefühl der südkoreanischen Studenten moderiert wird (N = 214). Mediatoranalysen unter Einbezug der Kontrollvariablen Geschlecht der Studierenden, Schuljahr und aktueller Status der Arbeitssuche zeigten, dass Beschäftigungsangst den Zusammenhang zwischen zwischen Selbstmitgefühl und Lebenszufriedenheit teilweise mediiert. Mediatorsanalysen zeigten, dass der durch Beschäftigungsangst mediierte Zusammenhang zwischen Selbstmitgefühl und Lebenszufriedenheit nicht vom Selbstwertgefühl der Schüler abhängig war. Implikationen für die Praxis und mögliche zukünftige Forschung werden diskutiert.
Resumen
“¿Encontraré trabajo cuando me gradúe?”: Ansiedad laboral, autocompasión y satisfacción entre estudiantes universitarios surcoreanos. El presente estudio examina 1) si la ansiedad laboral intercede entre la relación entre la autocompasión y la satisfacción con la vida y 2) si el proceso de mediación es mitigado por el nivel de autoestima entre los estudiantes universitarios de Corea del Sur (N = 214). Los análisis de mediación revelaron que la ansiedad laboral modera parcialmente la relación entre la autocompasión y la satisfacción con la vida, teniendo en cuenta el género de los estudiantes, el año escolar y el estado actual de búsqueda de empleo. Los análisis de mediación moderada mostraron que las relaciones de mediación de autocompasión hacia la satisfacción con la vida a través de la ansiedad laboral no estaban condicionadas por el nivel de autoestima de los estudiantes. Se argumentan implicaciones para la práctica y se dan instrucciones para futuras investigaciones.
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This research was supported by an INHA University Research Grant (INHA-55439) awarded to Joo Yeon Shin.
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Shin, J.Y. “Will I find a job when I graduate?”: Employment anxiety, self-compassion, and life satisfaction among South Korean college students. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance 19, 239–256 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-018-9378-1
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