*연구과제명: Implication of Findings From a Two-Wave Survey on Embitterment in South Korea for Strategies to Promote Mental Health of the General Public
-연구 기관: 서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과, 서울대학교 보건환경연구소, 서울대학교 사회과학대학 사회학과, 서울대학교 인문대학 철학과, 서울대학교 심리학과, 고려대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학과
-저자: Jeonghoon Shin , Yubin Lee , Sung-il Cho, Joohon Sung, Seokho Kim , Sukjae Lee , Incheol Choi, Changsu Han, Myoungsoon You
Objective: To examine the prevalence of embitterment by following individuals over time and to statistically evaluate how factors known as correlates of embitterment affect different groups with or without changes in embitterment over time. Method: Responses for the posttraumatic embitterment disorder (PTED)self-rating Scalewere collected from the same 1,153 adults who participated in afollow-up survey delivered 14 months apart. Suggested cutoff points were applied to identify changes in embitterment and four groups were iden- tified. For each group, the relative impacts of factors that affect changes in or maintenance of embitterment, such as negative life events (NLEs), belief in a just world (BJW), social support, relative deprivation, and resilience, were statistically analyzed. Results: The average PTED scores were relatively high for both sur- veys (M = 1.73 and 1.58, respectively). “Persistent” or “increased” in embitterment was seen for 47.3% of the participants. In particular, 15.3% (Wave 1) and 12.1% (Wave 2) of participants experienced clinically relevant levels of embitterment. NLEs, BJW, relative deprivation, and resilience showed significant associ- ations with the risk of persistence or deterioration of embitterment. Conclusions: Our study highlights embitterment as a dynamic emotion that can either be aggravated or moderated over time. Embitterment can be elicited by joint effects of multiple social and interactional factors including known embitterment correlates, and relative deprivation is confirmed as a possible core elicitor of embitterment in the context of comparative justice. These findings imply that additional longitudinal research and development of prac- tices for mental health prevention in general populations are needed.
*연구과제명: Implication of Findings From a Two-Wave Survey on Embitterment in South Korea for Strategies to Promote Mental Health of the General Public
-연구 기관: 서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과, 서울대학교 보건환경연구소, 서울대학교 사회과학대학 사회학과, 서울대학교 인문대학 철학과, 서울대학교 심리학과, 고려대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학과
-저자: Jeonghoon Shin , Yubin Lee , Sung-il Cho, Joohon Sung, Seokho Kim , Sukjae Lee , Incheol Choi, Changsu Han, Myoungsoon You
Objective: To examine the prevalence of embitterment by following individuals over time and to statistically evaluate how factors known as correlates of embitterment affect different groups with or without changes in embitterment over time. Method: Responses for the posttraumatic embitterment disorder (PTED)self-rating Scalewere collected from the same 1,153 adults who participated in afollow-up survey delivered 14 months apart. Suggested cutoff points were applied to identify changes in embitterment and four groups were iden- tified. For each group, the relative impacts of factors that affect changes in or maintenance of embitterment, such as negative life events (NLEs), belief in a just world (BJW), social support, relative deprivation, and resilience, were statistically analyzed. Results: The average PTED scores were relatively high for both sur- veys (M = 1.73 and 1.58, respectively). “Persistent” or “increased” in embitterment was seen for 47.3% of the participants. In particular, 15.3% (Wave 1) and 12.1% (Wave 2) of participants experienced clinically relevant levels of embitterment. NLEs, BJW, relative deprivation, and resilience showed significant associ- ations with the risk of persistence or deterioration of embitterment. Conclusions: Our study highlights embitterment as a dynamic emotion that can either be aggravated or moderated over time. Embitterment can be elicited by joint effects of multiple social and interactional factors including known embitterment correlates, and relative deprivation is confirmed as a possible core elicitor of embitterment in the context of comparative justice. These findings imply that additional longitudinal research and development of prac- tices for mental health prevention in general populations are needed.