Kim Jinkwan, Rapee Ronald M, Ja Oh Kyung, Moon Hye-Shin
Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
J Adolesc. 2008 Oct;31(5):543-63. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.10.011. Epub 2008 Feb 20.
The current study investigated associations between the frequency of and motivations for social withdrawal during adolescence and emotional distress in young adulthood. Perceived motivations for social withdrawal included unsociability, isolation, shyness, and low mood. Social withdrawal during adolescence was assessed using a retrospective questionnaire completed by Australian and Korean university students. They also completed measures of general self-worth, social relationships, loneliness, social anxiety, and depression at university. Partial correlations and path analyses revealed that different motivations for social withdrawal had different risk status for later adjustment across the two samples. In particular, it appeared that shy and unsociable individuals in Korea showed better social and emotional adjustment than their counterparts in Australia. In contrast, social relationships of sad/depressed and isolated respondents in Korea appeared to be more seriously impaired than their Australian counterparts. These cross-cultural differences are discussed in terms of socio-cultural values and environments unique to the two countries.
本研究调查了青少年期社交退缩的频率和动机与青年期情绪困扰之间的关联。社交退缩的感知动机包括不善社交、孤立、害羞和情绪低落。通过澳大利亚和韩国大学生填写的回顾性问卷来评估青少年期的社交退缩情况。他们还完成了关于大学期间总体自我价值感、社会关系、孤独感、社交焦虑和抑郁的测量。偏相关分析和路径分析表明，社交退缩的不同动机在两个样本中对后期适应具有不同的风险状况。特别是，韩国害羞和不善社交的个体似乎比澳大利亚的同龄人表现出更好的社会和情绪适应能力。相比之下，韩国悲伤/抑郁和孤立的受访者的社会关系似乎比澳大利亚的同龄人受到更严重的损害。根据两国独特的社会文化价值观和环境对这些跨文化差异进行了讨论。
